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Household of Thomas R Gainsford (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas R Gainsford and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas R Gainsford, born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. Thomas R was the head of the household, married to Jessie C Gainsford, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Bertram H (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edward A (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Jessie W (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas A (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas R's Governess, Mary J (born 1849 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Thomas R's Servant, Harriet (born 1851 in Staffordshire, England), Thomas R's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Durham, England), Thomas R's Servant, Annie (born 1853 in Sudbury, Derbyshire, England), Thomas R's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Bladon, Oxfordshire, England), Thomas R's Servant, Kate B R (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas R's Servant, Charlotte (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas R's Servant, Lavinia (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas R Gainsford's household

Male

Thomas R

Gainsford

Head
Female

Jessie C

Gainsford

Wife
Male

Bertram H

Gainsford

Son
Female

Mary E

Gainsford

Daughter
Male

Edward A

Gainsford

Son
Female

Jessie W

Gainsford

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Gainsford

Son
Female

Mary J

Knowles

Governess
Female

Harriet

Lakin

Servant
Female

Mary

Spence

Servant
Female

Annie

Wain

Servant
Female

Emily

Rhodes

Servant
Female

Kate B R

Battersby

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Hill

Servant
Female

Lavinia

Slack

Servant
First name(s) Thomas R
Last name Gainsford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas R

Gainsford

Head

Married

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie C

Gainsford

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertram H

Gainsford

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Gainsford

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward A

Gainsford

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie W

Gainsford

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas A

Gainsford

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Knowles

Governess

Single

32

1849

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Harriet

Lakin

Servant

Married

30

1851

Staffordshire, England

Mary

Spence

Servant

Single

25

1856

Durham, England

Annie

Wain

Servant

Single

28

1853

Sudbury, Derbyshire, England

Emily

Rhodes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bladon, Oxfordshire, England

Kate B R

Battersby

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Hill

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Slack

Servant

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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