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Household of William Gale (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

William Gale and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gale, born in 1848 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gale, born in 1853 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Lillie B (born 1876 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Edwin J (born 1879 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and William T (born 1881 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and William's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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William Gale's household

Male

William

Gale

Head
Female

Mary

Gale

Wife
Female

Lillie B

Gale

Daughter
Male

Edwin J

Gale

Son
Male

William T

Gale

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gale

Mother
Male

Benjamin

Coe

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gale

Head

Married

33

1848

Tavistock, Devon, England

Mary

Gale

Wife

Married

28

1853

Tavistock, Devon, England

Lillie B

Gale

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tavistock, Devon, England

Edwin J

Gale

Son

Single

2

1879

Tavistock, Devon, England

William T

Gale

Son

Single

0

1881

Tavistock, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gale

Mother

Widow

67

1814

Tavistock, Devon, England

Benjamin

Coe

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Plymouth, Devon, England

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