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Household of William Gilman (born 1838, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Gilman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gilman, born in 1838 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Gilman, born in 1840 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 3 children; William (born 1868 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Lydia (born 1870 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and Caroline (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, John H (born 1859 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) and William's Niece, Maria A (born 1863 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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William Gilman's household

Male

William

Gilman

Head
Female

Mary A

Gilman

Wife
Male

William

Gilman

Son
Female

Lydia

Gilman

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Gilman

Daughter
Male

John H

Pope

Nephew
Female

Maria A

Pope

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Gilman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gilman

Head

Married

43

1838

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Mary A

Gilman

Wife

Married

41

1840

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

William

Gilman

Son

Single

13

1868

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lydia

Gilman

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Caroline

Gilman

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John H

Pope

Nephew

Married

22

1859

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Maria A

Pope

Niece

Married

18

1863

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

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