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1891 England census look up please

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evangeline

evangeline Report 30 Mar 2015 00:28

I found this information on the familysearch web site but have been unable to find it on any other website. I am trying to find out where she lived and who she worked for . Any help would be appreciated.
Name: Mary Gigg
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1891
County: Devonshire
Parish: MEMBURY
Ecclesiastical Parish: MEMBURY
Sub-District: CHARDSTOCK
Registration District: AXMINSTER
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Relationship to Head of Household: Servant
Birthplace: Axminster, Devonshire
Schedule Type: Household

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Mar 2015 00:56

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Gappers Farm, Crawley, Membury, Axminster, Devon, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

James J Northcote Head Married Male 37 1854 Farmer Stockland, Devon, England
Emilie Northcote Wife Married Female 39 1852 - Membury, Devon, England
Albert J Northcote Son - Male 8 1883 - Membury, Devon, England
Arthur H Northcote Son - Male 1 1890 - Membury, Devon, England
Ann Beer Mother In Law Widow Female 74 1817 Living On Her Own Means Taunton, Somerset, England
Mary Gigg Servant Single Female 21 1870 General Domestic Servant Axminster, Devon, England<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Kath. x

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Mar 2015 07:38

http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

(also on above link, free to use)

Chris :)

evangeline

evangeline Report 30 Mar 2015 09:45

Thank you very much for your replies and kind help. I did look on that website but couldn't find anything, perhaps i need to invest in some reading glasses. Thank you once again.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 30 Mar 2015 09:50

1891 Census

8 Records found

GIGG Mary A Wife M F 33 Lodging Housekeeper(Notem) Devon - Halberton Littleham
GIGG Mary A Wife M F 58 Devon - Sidbury Sidmouth
GIGG Mary Elizabeth Ann Dau - F 9 Scholar Devon - Rockbeare Aylesbeare
GIGG Mary Jane Head W F 55 Pauper Devon - Harpford Ottery St Mary
GIGG Mary Servnt S F 18 Domestic Servant (Employee) Devon - Sidmouth Sidbury
GIGG Mary Dau - F 4 Scholar Devon - Woolbrook Sidmouth
GIGG Mary Head W F 70 Annuitant Devon - Sidmouth Sidmouth
GIGG Mary Servnt S F 21 General Domestic Serv. Devon - Axminster Membury

(your Mary last on list)

Chris :)

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 30 Mar 2015 13:14

You may already have this.

In 1871 she is in the Union Workhouse.

Mary Gegg
Age: 6 Months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Inmate
Gender: Female
Where born: Membury, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Axminster
Town: Axminster
County/Island: Dorset
Country: England
Registration district: Axminster
Sub-registration district: Axminster
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Household schedule number: 76
Piece: 2033
Folio: 13
Page Number: 17


Also there

Anne Gegg 27, unmarried
Mary Gegg 7
Sydney Gegg 2
Joanna Gegg 29, unmarried
Mary Gegg 6 Months


All born Membury

Apart from the youngest Mary, those Giggs are still in the Workhouse in 1881.

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