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Household of William Gest (born 1849, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Gest and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gest, born in 1849 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gest, born in 1851 in Rochester, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England), Henry (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England), George (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England), Eleanor (born 1880 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Ann Ayres, born in 1867 in Brompton, Kent, England.
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William Gest's household
William
Gest
Head
Ellen
Gest
Wife
William
Gest
Son
Henry
Gest
Son
George
Gest
Son
Eleanor
Gest
Daughter
Alfred
Gest
Son
Mary Ann
Ayres
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Gest |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Chatham, Kent, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Gest | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Ellen | Gest | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Rochester, Kent, England | |
William | Gest | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Henry | Gest | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
George | Gest | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Eleanor | Gest | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Alfred | Gest | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Chatham, Kent, England | |
Mary Ann | Ayres | Servant | Single | 14 | 1867 | Brompton, Kent, England |
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