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Household of William Gillett (born 1821, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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 Gillett and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gillett, born in 1821 in Ashurst, Kent, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to James Gillett, born in 1823 in Speldhurst, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1847 in Bidborough, Kent, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1869 in Tonbridge, Kent, England), Harry (born 1871 in Kent, England), Mary Jane (born 1874 in Tonbridge, Kent, England), Kate (born 1875 in Tonbridge, Kent, England) and Annie (born 1877 in Tonbridge, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, James (born 1823 in Speldhurst, Kent, England), William's Brothers Wife, Mary (born 1821 in Bidborough, Kent, England), William's Visitor, George (born 1819 in Ashurst, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1812 in Bidborough, Kent, England).


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William Gillett's household

Male

William

Gillett

Head
Male

James

Gillett

Brother
Female

Mary

Gillett

Brothers Wife
Male

George

Gillett

Visitor
Female

Mary Ann

Bonham

Visitor
Female

Mary

Thorn

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thorn

Grand Son
Male

Harry

Thorn

Grand Son
Female

Mary Jane

Thorn

Grand Daughter
Female

Kate

Thorn

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Thorn

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Gillett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ashurst, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gillett

Head

Married

60

1821

Ashurst, Kent, England

James

Gillett

Brother

Married

58

1823

Speldhurst, Kent, England

Mary

Gillett

Brothers Wife

Married

60

1821

Bidborough, Kent, England

George

Gillett

Visitor

Single

62

1819

Ashurst, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Bonham

Visitor

Widow

69

1812

Bidborough, Kent, England

Mary

Thorn

Daughter

Widow

34

1847

Bidborough, Kent, England

Thomas

Thorn

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Harry

Thorn

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Kent, England

Mary Jane

Thorn

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Kate

Thorn

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Annie

Thorn

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tonbridge, Kent, England

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