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Household of William John Gilbert (born 1828, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 John Gilbert and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Gilbert, born in 1828 in Freethorpe, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Christiana Gilbert, born in 1831 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Laura Emily (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Harry Agustus (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Maude Agusta (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England) and William John's Servant, Kate (born 1845 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William John Gilbert's household

Male

William John

Gilbert

Head
Female

Christiana

Gilbert

Wife
Female

Laura Emily

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Harry Agustus

Gilbert

Son
Female

Maude Agusta

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rhodes

Servant
Female

Kate

Pitgalis

Servant
First name(s) William John
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Freethorpe, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Gilbert

Head

Married

53

1828

Freethorpe, Norfolk, England

Christiana

Gilbert

Wife

Married

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

Laura Emily

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry Agustus

Gilbert

Son

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Maude Agusta

Gilbert

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary

Rhodes

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shepherds Bush, Middlesex, England

Kate

Pitgalis

Servant

Single

36

1845

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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