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Household of John Roberts (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roberts, born in 1837 in Sutton, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Roberts, born in 1842 in Ince, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; William N (born 1864 in Flintshire, Wales), Joseph (born 1867 in Kinnerton, Flintshire, Wales), John N (born 1869 in Ince, Cheshire, England), Julia (born 1866 in Kinnerton, Flintshire, Wales), Lily (born 1873 in Ince, Cheshire, England), Janet (born 1875 in Thornton, Cheshire, England) and Lucy (born 1879 in Thornton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Elton Green, Cheshire, England), John's Servant, Martin (born 1857 in Mayo, Ireland), John's Servant, Michael (born 1841 in Mayo, Ireland) and John's Servant, Owen (born 1858 in -).


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John Roberts's household

Male

John

Roberts

Head
Female

Ellen

Roberts

Wife
Male

William N

Roberts

Son
Male

Joseph

Roberts

Son
Male

John N

Roberts

Son
Female

Julia

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Lily

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Janet

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hayes

Servant
Male

Martin

Carney

Servant
Male

Michael

Tower

Servant
Male

Owen

Cowen

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sutton, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roberts

Head

Married

44

1837

Sutton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Roberts

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ince, Cheshire, England

William N

Roberts

Son

Single

17

1864

Flintshire, Wales

Joseph

Roberts

Son

Single

14

1867

Kinnerton, Flintshire, Wales

John N

Roberts

Son

Single

12

1869

Ince, Cheshire, England

Julia

Roberts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kinnerton, Flintshire, Wales

Lily

Roberts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ince, Cheshire, England

Janet

Roberts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Lucy

Roberts

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Thornton, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Hayes

Servant

Single

19

1862

Elton Green, Cheshire, England

Martin

Carney

Servant

Single

24

1857

Mayo, Ireland

Michael

Tower

Servant

Married

40

1841

Mayo, Ireland

Owen

Cowen

Servant

Single

23

1858

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