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Household of Tom Gomersall (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Tom Gomersall and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Gomersall, born in 1825 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Tom was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Arthur (born 1857 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1859 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Tom's Visitor, Mary (born 1810 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Tom's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).


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Tom Gomersall's household

Male

Tom

Gomersall

Head
Male

Arthur

Gomersall

Son
Female

Sarah E

Gomersall

Daughter
Female

Mary

Dibb

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Spurr

Servant
First name(s) Tom
Last name Gomersall
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Gomersall

Head

Widower

56

1825

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Gomersall

Son

Single

24

1857

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Gomersall

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Dibb

Visitor

Married

71

1810

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Spurr

Servant

Single

22

1859

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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