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Household of William Gilbert (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilbert, born in 1847 in Nantwich, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilbert, born in 1848 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; William John, born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Father, William (born 1820 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England) and William's Visitor, Anne (born 1859 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England).


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William Gilbert's household

Male

William

Gilbert

Head
Female

Mary

Gilbert

Wife
Male

William John

Gilbert

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Boarder
Male

William

Gilbert

Father
Female

Anne

Taylor

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilbert

Head

Married

34

1847

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Mary

Gilbert

Wife

Married

33

1848

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

William John

Gilbert

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

McDonald

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Gilbert

Father

Married

61

1820

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Anne

Taylor

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

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