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Household of William R Gilbert (born 1858, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 R Gilbert and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Gilbert, born in 1858 in Chelmsford, Essex, consisted of 5 members. William R was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Grand Father, Henry (born 1816 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William R's Grand Mother, Sarah (born 1817 in Debenham, Suffolk, England), William R's Mother, Sophia (born 1839 in Debenham, Suffolk, England) and William R's Sister, Fanny (born 1864 in St Peter's, Kent, England).


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William R Gilbert's household

Male

William R

Gilbert

Head
Male

Henry

Rigby

Grand Father
Female

Sarah

Rigby

Grand Mother
Female

Sophia

Debage

Mother
Female

Fanny

Debage

Sister
First name(s) William R
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Chelmsford, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Gilbert

Head

Single

23

1858

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Henry

Rigby

Grand Father

Married

65

1816

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Rigby

Grand Mother

Married

64

1817

Debenham, Suffolk, England

Sophia

Debage

Mother

Married

42

1839

Debenham, Suffolk, England

Fanny

Debage

Sister

Single

17

1864

St Peter's, Kent, England

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