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Household of Benjamin Roberson (born 1845, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

Benjamin Roberson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Roberson, born in 1845 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Matilda Roberson, born in 1845 in Ewhurst, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Benjamin F (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Mercy M (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Philip J (born 1875 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Hephzibah (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England), David J (born 1879 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, John J (born 1862 in Castor, Northamptonshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, George (born 1864 in Castor, Northamptonshire, England).


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Benjamin Roberson's household

Male

Benjamin

Roberson

Head
Female

Matilda

Roberson

Wife
Male

James

Roberson

Son
Male

Benjamin F

Roberson

Son
Female

Mercy M

Roberson

Daughter
Male

Philip J

Roberson

Son
Female

Hephzibah

Roberson

Daughter
Male

David J

Roberson

Son
Female

Ruth

Roberson

Daughter
Male

John J

Sewell

Servant
Male

George

Sewell

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Roberson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Roberson

Head

Married

36

1845

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Matilda

Roberson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ewhurst, Surrey, England

James

Roberson

Son

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Benjamin F

Roberson

Son

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mercy M

Roberson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Philip J

Roberson

Son

Single

6

1875

Croydon, Surrey, England

Hephzibah

Roberson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

David J

Roberson

Son

Single

2

1879

Croydon, Surrey, England

Ruth

Roberson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Croydon, Surrey, England

John J

Sewell

Servant

Single

19

1862

Castor, Northamptonshire, England

George

Sewell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Castor, Northamptonshire, England

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