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Household of William Gerrish (born 1844, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 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 Gerrish and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gerrish, born in 1844 in Overton, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Gerrish, born in 1848 in Stedham, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; William A G (born 1870 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England), Fanny K (born 1872 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England), Lillian A (born 1874 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) and Frank A (born 1881 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Henrietta (born 1866 in Lodsworth, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1866 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England).


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William Gerrish's household

Male

William

Gerrish

Head
Female

Catherine

Gerrish

Wife
Male

William A G

Gerrish

Son
Female

Fanny K

Gerrish

Daughter
Female

Lillian A

Gerrish

Daughter
Male

Frank A

Gerrish

Son
Female

Henrietta

Farthing

Niece
Female

Sarah

Illsley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gerrish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Overton, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gerrish

Head

Married

37

1844

Overton, Hampshire, England

Catherine

Gerrish

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stedham, Sussex, England

William A G

Gerrish

Son

Single

11

1870

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Fanny K

Gerrish

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Lillian A

Gerrish

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Frank A

Gerrish

Son

Single

0

1881

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Henrietta

Farthing

Niece

Single

15

1866

Lodsworth, Surrey, England

Sarah

Illsley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

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