| For general information see
Introduction to Census Returns |
The Exploring Family History Tutorial
The 1901 Census
Midnight Sun/Mon 31st March/1st April 1901
| We know from the Bible
that
Gladys Florence Lewin Horwood born Oct 21st 1891 Task: Find her in the 1901 census |
The 1901 census is online and accessible on the 1901census and Ancestry web sites. A search is made of the 1901 England census using Ancestry - which is to be preferred if you already have an Ancestry subscription.
| First Name | Gladys |
| Last Name | Horwood |
| Birth Year | 1891 |
This produces a list of entries the first four being:
| Name | Birth | Birthplace | Relationship | Civil Parish | County |
| Gladys Horwood | ~1892 | Clerkenwell | Daughter | Clerkenwell | London |
| Gladys Horwood | ~1894 | Aston Clinton | Daughter | Aston Clinton | Buckinghamshire |
| Gladys Horwood | ~1894 | Isle of Ely, Littleport | Daughter | West Welney | Norfolk |
| Gladys Horwood | ~1897 | Kilburn, Middlesex | Daugjter | Willesden | Middlesex |
The first appears the best fit - so the page is selected to get further information.
Zooming in on the detail we see:
This shows the following household living at:
10 Chadwell Street, Clerkenwell (in the parish of St Mark's)
| Thos Horwood | Head | Married | 38 | Gold Jewellers Foreman | City of London |
| Florence Horwood | Wife | Married | 34 | Gold Jewellers Polisher | St Lukes, London |
| Gladys Horwood | Daughter | Single | 9 | Clerkenwell, London | |
| Lily Horwood | Daughter | Single | 7 | Clerkenwell, London | |
| Eliza Kery | Sister in Law | Single | 43 | Dom Housekeeper | Clerkenwell, London |
Three points to note:
| For examples of transcription errors in the 1901 census see My Ancestors in the 1901 Census. |
The name "Lily" is correctly transcribed from the microfilm - but should be "Ivy" - and is probably a transcription error by the census enumerator when the census was taken in 1901. ("Ivy" is confirmed by reference to the birth registration on findmypast).
The name "Kery" is how the item is indexed - but the name is unclear. If you look at the entry in the Bible in 1896 you may find it helps you to come up with a better interpretation. Eliza will be identified in a later tutorial.
The words in italics were added to the return to provide a more accurate description of the occupation. Dom is short for Domestic.
| Result of
Investigation
The census return fits reasonably well with what is known about Gladys from the bible. It provides significant additional information in the form of a residential address in 1901, the occupation, age and place of birth of her parents, and the existence of an aunt. [Apart from the difference noted, the information found agrees with, and extends, the information given in the bible (view)] |
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