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Household of William Gilbert (born 1826, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilbert, born in 1826 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gilbert, born in 1832 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William Gilbert's household

Male

William

Gilbert

Head
Female

Margaret

Gilbert

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gilbert

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilbert

Head

Married

55

1826

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Gilbert

Wife

Married

49

1832

Scotland

Thomas

Gilbert

Son

Single

17

1864

Scotland

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

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