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Household of Joseph Roberts (born 1812, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

Joseph Roberts and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Roberts, born in 1812 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; G A (born 1839 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and E E (born 1841 in Leek, Staffordshire, England). He had 5 grandchildren; E (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), E (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), T (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), E (born 1879 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and A (born 1881 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Son In Law, W (born 1841 in Ashford, Derbyshire, England), Joseph's Servant, J E (born 1848 in Polperro, Cornwall, England) and Joseph's Boarder, S J (born 1850 in Birley, Herefordshire, England).


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Joseph Roberts's household

Male

Joseph

Roberts

Head
Male

G A

Roberts

Son
Male

E

Roberts

Grand Son
Female

E

Roberts

Grand Daughter
Male

W

Smith

Son In Law
Female

E E

Smith

Daughter
Male

T

Smith

Grand Son
Male

E

Smith

Grand Son
Female

A

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

J E

Colmar

Servant
Male

S J

Parry

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Roberts

Head

Widower

69

1812

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

G A

Roberts

Son

Widower

42

1839

Leek, Staffordshire, England

E

Roberts

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

E

Roberts

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

W

Smith

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

Ashford, Derbyshire, England

E E

Smith

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Leek, Staffordshire, England

T

Smith

Grand Son

Married

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

E

Smith

Grand Son

Married

2

1879

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

A

Smith

Grand Daughter

Married

0

1881

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

J E

Colmar

Servant

Married

33

1848

Polperro, Cornwall, England

S J

Parry

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Birley, Herefordshire, England

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