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Household of William Gill (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Gill and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gill, born in 1837 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 17 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Gill, born in 1839 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 12 children; William (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Henry (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1869 in Plymouth, Devon, England), James (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edwin (born 1874 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Albert (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Elmelia (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Mary E (born 1871 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Eliza K (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England), George W (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Laura E (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Mabel A (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Mary (born 1843 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and William's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1819 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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William Gill's household

Male

William

Gill

Head
Female

Mary

Gill

Wife
Male

William

Gill

Son
Male

Henry

Gill

Son
Female

Jessie

Gill

Daughter
Male

James

Gill

Son
Male

Edwin

Gill

Son
Male

Albert

Gill

Son
Female

Elmelia

Gill

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Anthony

Lodger
Female

Mary A

Hill

Wife
Female

Mary E

Hill

Daughter
Female

Eliza K

Hill

Daughter
Male

George W

Hill

Son
Female

Laura E

Hill

Daughter
Female

Mabel A

Hill

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gill

Head

Married

44

1837

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Gill

Wife

Married

42

1839

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Gill

Son

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

Henry

Gill

Son

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jessie

Gill

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plymouth, Devon, England

James

Gill

Son

Single

9

1872

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edwin

Gill

Son

Single

7

1874

Plymouth, Devon, England

Albert

Gill

Son

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elmelia

Gill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Wright

Sister

Widow

38

1843

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Anthony

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary A

Hill

Wife

Married

30

1851

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary E

Hill

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plymouth, Devon, England

Eliza K

Hill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

George W

Hill

Son

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Laura E

Hill

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mabel A

Hill

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

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