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Household of William Gatehouse (born 1818, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 Gatehouse and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gatehouse, born in 1818 in Bayford, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gatehouse, born in 1830 in South Brewham, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, William (born 1795 in Buckhorn Weston, Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Martha (born 1846 in Stour Provost, Dorset, England).


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William Gatehouse's household

Male

William

Gatehouse

Head
Female

Jane

Gatehouse

Wife
Male

William

Snook

Father In Law
Female

Martha

Hunt

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gatehouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Bayford, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gatehouse

Head

Married

63

1818

Bayford, Somerset, England

Jane

Gatehouse

Wife

Married

51

1830

South Brewham, Somerset, England

William

Snook

Father In Law

Widower

86

1795

Buckhorn Weston, Somerset, England

Martha

Hunt

Servant

Single

35

1846

Stour Provost, Dorset, England

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