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Household of William Gilbert (born 1842, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coventry, Warwickshire, 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 1842 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilbert, born in 1847 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Selina (born 1869 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Frederick (born 1873 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and Olive (born 1881 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1873 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Gilbert's household

Male

William

Gilbert

Head
Female

Mary

Gilbert

Wife
Male

William

Gilbert

Son
Female

Selina

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Alice

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Gilbert

Son
Female

Olive

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

James

Sansome

Boarder
Male

William

Roberts

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilbert

Head

Married

39

1842

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Gilbert

Wife

Married

34

1847

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England

William

Gilbert

Son

Single

15

1866

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Selina

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Alice

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Frederick

Gilbert

Son

Single

8

1873

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Olive

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

James

Sansome

Boarder

Single

8

1873

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

William

Roberts

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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