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Household of Charles Robert Darwin (born 1809, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.

Charles Robert Darwin and 20 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Robert Darwin, born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 21 members. Charles Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Darwin, born in 1809 in Maer, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1848 in Downe, Kent, England), William E (born 1840 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), George H (born 1846 in Downe, Kent, England), Francis (born 1849 in Downe, Kent, England) and Leonard (born 1850 in Downe, Kent, England). They had 1 grandchild; Bernard R M, born 1877 in Downe, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Charles Robert's Daughter In Law, Sara (born 1840 in United States), Charles Robert's Visitor, Herman (born 1848 in Germany), Charles Robert's Niece, Rose C (born 1847 in Staffordshire, England), Charles Robert's Cousin, Charles Wood (born 1848 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England), Charles Robert's Servant, James (born 1858 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Charles Robert's Servant, Frederic (born 1861 in Bromley, Kent, England), Charles Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1832 in Shropshire, England), Charles Robert's Servant, Augusta (born 1837 in Germany), Charles Robert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Cambridgeshire, England), Charles Robert's Servant, Harriet (born 1858 in Offham, Kent, England), Charles Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Kent, England), Charles Robert's Servant, Pauline (born 1852 in Switzerland) and Charles Robert's Visitor, Harriet (born 1857 in Portswood, Hampshire, England).


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Charles Robert Darwin's household

Male

Charles Robert

Darwin

Head
Female

Emma

Darwin

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Darwin

Daughter
Male

William E

Darwin

Son
Female

Sara

Darwin

Daughter In Law
Male

George H

Darwin

Son
Male

Francis

Darwin

Son
Male

Bernard R M

Darwin

Grand Son
Male

Herman

Franke

Visitor
Female

Rose C

Franke

Niece
Male

Charles Wood

Fox

Cousin
Male

James

Johnson

Servant
Male

Frederic

Hill

Servant
Female

Margaret

Evans

Servant
Female

Augusta

Dickson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Bradford

Servant
Female

Harriet

Irvine

Servant
Female

Mary

Wilkins

Servant
Female

Pauline

Badel

Servant
Female

Harriet

Wells

Visitor
Male

Leonard

Darwin

Son
First name(s) Charles Robert
Last name Darwin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Household members (21 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles Robert

Darwin

Head

Married

72

1809

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Emma

Darwin

Wife

Married

72

1809

Maer, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Darwin

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Downe, Kent, England

William E

Darwin

Son

Married

41

1840

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Sara

Darwin

Daughter In Law

Married

41

1840

United States

George H

Darwin

Son

Single

35

1846

Downe, Kent, England

Francis

Darwin

Son

Widower

32

1849

Downe, Kent, England

Bernard R M

Darwin

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Downe, Kent, England

Herman

Franke

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Germany

Rose C

Franke

Niece

Married

34

1847

Staffordshire, England

Charles Wood

Fox

Cousin

Single

33

1848

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

James

Johnson

Servant

Single

23

1858

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Frederic

Hill

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bromley, Kent, England

Margaret

Evans

Servant

Single

49

1832

Shropshire, England

Augusta

Dickson

Servant

Married

44

1837

Germany

Elizabeth

Bradford

Servant

Single

26

1855

Cambridgeshire, England

Harriet

Irvine

Servant

Single

23

1858

Offham, Kent, England

Mary

Wilkins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Kent, England

Pauline

Badel

Servant

Single

29

1852

Switzerland

Harriet

Wells

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Portswood, Hampshire, England

Leonard

Darwin

Son

Single

31

1850

Downe, Kent, England

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