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Household of William Gilbert (born 1817, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Gilbert and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilbert, born in 1817 in Fordham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Gilbert, born in 1826 in Shalford, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Edward (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Will R (born 1838 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Will H (born 1872 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Francis (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Lillian (born 1879 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Mary A Gilbert, born in 1847 in Shalford, Essex, England.


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William Gilbert's household

Male

William

Gilbert

Head
Female

Jane

Gilbert

Wife
Male

Edward

Gilbert

Son
Male

Will R

Gilbert

Son
Female

Mary A

Gilbert

Daughter In Law
Male

Will H

Gilbert

Grand Son
Male

Francis

Gilbert

Grand Son
Male

Arthur

Gilbert

Grand Son
Female

Lillian

Gilbert

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilbert

Head

Married

64

1817

Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England

Jane

Gilbert

Wife

Married

55

1826

Shalford, Essex, England

Edward

Gilbert

Son

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Will R

Gilbert

Son

Married

43

1838

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Gilbert

Daughter In Law

Married

34

1847

Shalford, Essex, England

Will H

Gilbert

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Francis

Gilbert

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Gilbert

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Lillian

Gilbert

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Mile End, Middlesex, England

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