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Household of Richard Roberts (born 1840, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

Richard Roberts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Roberts, born in 1840 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Roberts, born in 1837 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Middlesex, England), William (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1872 in Middlesex, England) and Richard (born 1874 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Lodger, George (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Richard's Lodger, Alex (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Richard's Lodger, Edward (born 1860 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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Richard Roberts's household

Male

Richard

Roberts

Head
Female

Mary

Roberts

Wife
Female

Ellen

Roberts

Daughter
Male

William

Roberts

Son
Male

Henry

Roberts

Son
Male

Richard

Roberts

Son
Male

George

Henderson

Lodger
Male

Alex

Emslie

Lodger
Male

Edward

Menlove

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Roberts

Head

Married

41

1840

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Roberts

Wife

Married

44

1837

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Ellen

Roberts

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

William

Roberts

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Henry

Roberts

Son

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Richard

Roberts

Son

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

George

Henderson

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex

Emslie

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edward

Menlove

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Southwark, Surrey, England

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