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Household of William Gilbert (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilbert, born in 1854 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bertha Gilbert, born in 1856 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Eccles, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Winton, Lancashire, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Winton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse, Rachael (born 1863 in Runcorn, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Bella (born 1859 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Gilbert's household

Male

William

Gilbert

Head
Female

Bertha

Gilbert

Wife
Male

George

Gilbert

Son
Female

Gertrude

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Gilbert

Son
Female

Beatrice

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Rachael

Thompson

Nurse
Female

Bella

Stringer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilbert

Head

Married

27

1854

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Gilbert

Wife

Married

25

1856

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

George

Gilbert

Son

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Gilbert

Son

Single

3

1878

Winton, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Winton, Lancashire, England

Rachael

Thompson

Nurse

Single

18

1863

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Bella

Stringer

Servant

Single

22

1859

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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