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Household of Joshua Roberts (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Joshua Roberts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Roberts, born in 1839 in Tottington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary E Roberts, born in 1845 in Stalham, Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Norman B (born 1868 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Herbert H (born 1871 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Harold K (born 1873 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Edith M (born 1875 in Tottington, Lancashire, England) and Frederick J (born 1879 in Tottington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joshua's Servant, Ellen Murphy, born in 1846 in Ireland.


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Joshua Roberts's household

Male

Joshua

Roberts

Head
Female

Mary E

Roberts

Wife
Male

Norman B

Roberts

Son
Male

Herbert H

Roberts

Son
Male

Harold K

Roberts

Son
Female

Edith M

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Roberts

Son
Female

Ellen

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Tottington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Roberts

Head

Married

42

1839

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Roberts

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stalham, Norfolk, England

Norman B

Roberts

Son

Single

13

1868

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Herbert H

Roberts

Son

Single

10

1871

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Harold K

Roberts

Son

Single

8

1873

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Roberts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Frederick J

Roberts

Son

Single

2

1879

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Murphy

Servant

Single

35

1846

Ireland

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