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Household of Edward Roberts (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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.

Edward Roberts and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Roberts, born in 1831 in Saltash, Cornwall, consisted of 13 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Roberts, born in 1834 in Devonport, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Ellen E (born 1860 in Devon, England), Mary E (born 1863 in Devon, England), Fanny R (born 1865 in Devonport, Devon, England), Alice (born 1866 in Devonport, Devon, England), George N (born 1868 in Devonport, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Frederick T (born 1872 in Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Visitor, Mary H (born 1835 in Saltash, Cornwall, England), Edward's Boarder, William (born 1867 in Devonport, Devon, England), Edward's Servant, Bessie (born 1864 in Yealmbridge, Devon, England) and Edward's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Cornwall, England).


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Edward Roberts's household

Male

Edward

Roberts

Head
Female

Ellen

Roberts

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Fanny R

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Alice

Roberts

Daughter
Male

George N

Roberts

Son
Male

Ernest

Roberts

Son
Male

Frederick T

Roberts

Son
Female

Mary H

Richards

Visitor
Male

William

Kitto

Boarder
Female

Bessie

Davy

Servant
Female

Ellen

Symonds

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Saltash, Cornwall, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Roberts

Head

Married

50

1831

Saltash, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Roberts

Wife

Married

47

1834

Devonport, Devon, England

Ellen E

Roberts

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Mary E

Roberts

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Fanny R

Roberts

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Devonport, Devon, England

Alice

Roberts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Devonport, Devon, England

George N

Roberts

Son

Single

13

1868

Devonport, Devon, England

Ernest

Roberts

Son

Single

11

1870

Devonport, Devon, England

Frederick T

Roberts

Son

Single

9

1872

Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England

Mary H

Richards

Visitor

Married

46

1835

Saltash, Cornwall, England

William

Kitto

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Devonport, Devon, England

Bessie

Davy

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yealmbridge, Devon, England

Ellen

Symonds

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cornwall, England

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