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Household of John Roberts (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Roberts, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Roberts, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Charles (born 1826 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother In Law, James (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Roberts's household

Male

John

Roberts

Head
Female

Mary

Roberts

Wife
Female

Martha

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Frances

Roberts

Daughter
Male

James

Roberts

Son
Male

William

Roberts

Son
Male

Edward

Roberts

Son
Male

Charles

Crompton

Father In Law
Male

Charles

Crompton

Brother In Law
Male

James

Crompton

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Roberts

Head

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roberts

Wife

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Roberts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frances

Roberts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Roberts

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Roberts

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Roberts

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Crompton

Father In Law

Widower

55

1826

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Crompton

Brother In Law

Single

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Crompton

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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