Elizabeth Gilbert in Cornwall in the 1881 Census

Details of Elizabeth Gilbert of Tregenna Villa, Camborne, Cornwall, England

First name(s): Elizabeth
Last name: Gilbert
Relationship: Servant
Marital status: Single
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Birth year: 1864
Occupation: Housemaid Domestic Servant
Birth town: Perranuthnoe
Birth county: Cornwall
Birth place: England
Street: Tregenna Villa
Town: —
Parish: Camborne
County: Cornwall
Country: England
Registration district: Redruth

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Josiah	Last name Thomas	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 47	Birth year 1834	Occupation Mine Serv (Ui) (Agent)	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Charlotte A	Last name Thomas	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 48	Birth year 1833	Occupation -	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Charlotte A	Last name Thomas	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 23	Birth year 1858	Occupation -	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Charles V	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Solicitors Articled Clerk ((Undergraduate Cam Uni)	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Frederick W	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Commercial Clerk Bank	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Josiah T	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Student Undergraduate London U	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Joseph V	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Albert E	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) George L	Last name Thomas	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation -	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England
First name(s) Elizabeth A	Last name Vial	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Housemaid Domestic Servant	Birth place Camborne, Cornwall, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Gilbert family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Elizabeth Gilbert and 10 other people

Gilbert family summary

NAME: Elizabeth Gilbert
BORN: 1864
BIRTH COUNTY: Cornwall
ADDRESS IN 1881: Camborne, Cornwall, England