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Household of John Roberts (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wimborne, Dorset, 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 Roberts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roberts, born in 1843 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily S Roberts, born in 1847 in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, England. They had 2 children; Edith A (born 1867 in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, England) and Eveline M B (born 1880 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1848 in Gillingham, Dorset, England), John's Boarder, Henry (born 1851 in Dorset, England), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1842 in East Coker, Somerset, England) and John's Boarder, Charles (born 1863 in East Coker, Somerset, England).


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John Roberts's household

Male

John

Roberts

Head
Female

Emily S

Roberts

Wife
Female

Edith A

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Eveline M B

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Perrett

Boarder
Male

Henry

Wilkins

Boarder
Male

Robert

Giles

Boarder
Male

Charles

Giles

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roberts

Head

Married

38

1843

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Emily S

Roberts

Wife

Married

34

1847

Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, England

Edith A

Roberts

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, England

Eveline M B

Roberts

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dorset, England

Samuel

Perrett

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Gillingham, Dorset, England

Henry

Wilkins

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Dorset, England

Robert

Giles

Boarder

Married

39

1842

East Coker, Somerset, England

Charles

Giles

Boarder

Single

18

1863

East Coker, Somerset, England

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