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Household of William Gilbert (born 1844, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilbert, born in 1844 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gilbert, born in 1846 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Alice Amelia (born 1870 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1872 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1876 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Amy (born 1881 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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William Gilbert's household

Male

William

Gilbert

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Wife
Female

Alice Amelia

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Emma

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gilbert

Son
Female

Amy

Gilbert

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilbert

Head

Married

37

1844

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Wife

Married

35

1846

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Alice Amelia

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Emma

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Charles

Gilbert

Son

Single

5

1876

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Amy

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Deptford, Kent, England

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