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Household of William T Gent (born 1853, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 T Gent and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William T Gent, born in 1853 in Doddington, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. William T was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Gent, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Douglas E (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred T (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William T's Servant, Barbara Whittington, born in 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William T Gent's household

Male

William T

Gent

Head
Female

Sarah J

Gent

Wife
Male

Douglas E

Gent

Son
Male

Alfred T

Gent

Son
Female

Barbara

Whittington

Servant
First name(s) William T
Last name Gent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William T

Gent

Head

Married

28

1853

Doddington, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah J

Gent

Wife

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Douglas E

Gent

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred T

Gent

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Barbara

Whittington

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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