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Household of Joseph Robbins (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

Joseph Robbins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Robbins, born in 1843 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Frances M Robbins, born in 1843 in Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Albert (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Frank (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Ada M (born 1875 in Lancing, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nephew, Charles (born 1861 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Joseph's Lodger, Joseph (born 1856 in Spain) and Joseph's Lodger, William M (born 1859 in Scotland).


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Joseph Robbins's household

Male

Joseph

Robbins

Head
Female

Frances M

Robbins

Wife
Male

Alfred

Robbins

Son
Male

Albert

Robbins

Son
Male

Frank

Robbins

Son
Female

Ada M

Robbins

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hoskins

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Wallace

Lodger
Male

William M

Watson

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Robbins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Robbins

Head

Married

38

1843

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Frances M

Robbins

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dorset, England

Alfred

Robbins

Son

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Albert

Robbins

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Frank

Robbins

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ada M

Robbins

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancing, Sussex, England

Charles

Hoskins

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Joseph

Wallace

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Spain

William M

Watson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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