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Household of William J Gilbert (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 J Gilbert and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Gilbert, born in 1844 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Lucy S Gilbert, born in 1846 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Bert (born 1868 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Amy (born 1879 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Assistant, William (born 1859 in Australia), William J's Nephew, James (born 1864 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and William J's Servant, Agnes (born 1863 in Ireland).


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William J Gilbert's household

Male

William J

Gilbert

Head
Female

Lucy S

Gilbert

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Bert

Gilbert

Son
Female

Amy

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

William

Grenville

Assistant
Male

James

Smith

Nephew
Female

Agnes

Humberstone

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Gilbert

Head

Married

37

1844

Chatham, Kent, England

Lucy S

Gilbert

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Bert

Gilbert

Son

Single

13

1868

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Amy

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

William

Grenville

Assistant

Single

22

1859

Australia

James

Smith

Nephew

Single

17

1864

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Agnes

Humberstone

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

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