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Household of William Gilbert (born 1811, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 1811 in Essex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gilbert, born in 1828 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George Wallis (born 1862 in Durham, England), William Henry Blyth (born 1864 in Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1867 in Durham, England) and Harriet (born 1858 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Elizabeth Proctor, born in 1800 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England.


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William Gilbert's household

Male

William

Gilbert

Head
Female

Mary

Gilbert

Wife
Male

George Wallis

Gilbert

Son
Male

William Henry Blyth

Gilbert

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Broadwith

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Proctor

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilbert

Head

Married

70

1811

Essex, England

Mary

Gilbert

Wife

Married

53

1828

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

George Wallis

Gilbert

Son

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

William Henry Blyth

Gilbert

Son

Single

17

1864

Durham, England

Mary Jane

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Harriet

Broadwith

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Proctor

Mother

Widow

81

1800

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

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