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Household of James Roberts (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

James Roberts and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Roberts, born in 1840 in Thorverton, Devon, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Roberts, born in 1839 in Budleigh, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Charley (born 1867 in Exeter, Devon, England), Harry (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Florence (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Exeter, Devon, England), Ada (born 1877 in Exeter, Devon, England), Walter (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Reginald (born 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Charles (born 1861 in Exeter, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Kate (born 1862 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).


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James Roberts's household

Male

James

Roberts

Head
Female

Sarah

Roberts

Wife
Male

Charley

Roberts

Son
Male

Harry

Roberts

Son
Female

Florence

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Roberts

Son
Female

Ada

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Walter

Roberts

Son
Male

Reginald

Roberts

Son
Male

Charles

Raddon

Boarder
Female

Kate

Stancombe

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thorverton, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Roberts

Head

Married

41

1840

Thorverton, Devon, England

Sarah

Roberts

Wife

Married

42

1839

Budleigh, Devon, England

Charley

Roberts

Son

Single

14

1867

Exeter, Devon, England

Harry

Roberts

Son

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Florence

Roberts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Ernest

Roberts

Son

Single

6

1875

Exeter, Devon, England

Ada

Roberts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Exeter, Devon, England

Walter

Roberts

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Reginald

Roberts

Son

Single

2

1879

Exeter, Devon, England

Charles

Raddon

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Exeter, Devon, England

Kate

Stancombe

Servant

Single

19

1862

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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