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Household of John Roake (born 1835, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

John Roake and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roake, born in 1835 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Roake, born in 1834 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1865 in Stratford, Essex, England), Mary Ann (born 1867 in Stratford, Essex, England), Robert (born 1869 in Stratford, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England) and George (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Cousin, James Horsham, born in 1832 in Stratford, Essex, England.


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John Roake's household

Male

John

Roake

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Roake

Wife
Male

John

Roake

Son
Male

Henry

Roake

Son
Male

William

Roake

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Roake

Daughter
Male

Robert

Roake

Son
Female

Sarah

Roake

Daughter
Male

George

Roake

Son
Male

James

Horsham

Cousin
First name(s) John
Last name Roake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roake

Head

Married

46

1835

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Roake

Wife

Married

47

1834

Stratford, Essex, England

John

Roake

Son

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Roake

Son

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Roake

Son

Single

16

1865

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Roake

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stratford, Essex, England

Robert

Roake

Son

Single

12

1869

Stratford, Essex, England

Sarah

Roake

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

George

Roake

Son

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

James

Horsham

Cousin

-

49

1832

Stratford, Essex, England

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