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Household of Arthur Roper (born 1839, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Arthur Roper and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Roper, born in 1839 in Coley, Norfolk, consisted of 13 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Emily L Roper, born in 1842 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Eleanor A M (born 1870 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Sarah J (born 1872 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Ethel E (born 1873 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Stephen (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), William (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England), Richard S (born 1878 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and John R (born 1879 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Servant, Hester E (born 1844 in Whissonsett, Norfolk, England), Arthur's Servant, Emma E (born 1855 in Hacheston, Suffolk, England), Arthur's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Aylsham, Norfolk, England) and Arthur's Servant, Emily (born 1863 in East Hoathly, Sussex, England).


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Arthur Roper's household

Male

Arthur

Roper

Head
Female

Emily L

Roper

Wife
Female

Eleanor A M

Roper

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Roper

Daughter
Female

Ethel E

Roper

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Roper

Son
Male

William

Roper

Son
Male

Richard S

Roper

Son
Male

John R

Roper

Son
Female

Hester E

Annison

Servant
Female

Emma E

Skinner

Servant
Female

Jane

Bartram

Servant
Female

Emily

Evenden

Servant
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Roper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Coley, Norfolk, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Roper

Head

Married

42

1839

Coley, Norfolk, England

Emily L

Roper

Wife

Married

39

1842

Southwark, Surrey, England

Eleanor A M

Roper

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lewisham, Kent, England

Sarah J

Roper

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ethel E

Roper

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lewisham, Kent, England

Stephen

Roper

Son

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

William

Roper

Son

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

Richard S

Roper

Son

Single

3

1878

Lewisham, Kent, England

John R

Roper

Son

Single

2

1879

Lewisham, Kent, England

Hester E

Annison

Servant

Single

37

1844

Whissonsett, Norfolk, England

Emma E

Skinner

Servant

Single

26

1855

Hacheston, Suffolk, England

Jane

Bartram

Servant

Single

25

1856

Aylsham, Norfolk, England

Emily

Evenden

Servant

Single

18

1863

East Hoathly, Sussex, England

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