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Household of Richard Roberts (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Richard Roberts and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Roberts, born in 1830 in Croft, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Roberts, born in 1838 in Croft, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1858 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1869 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Croft, Lancashire, England), Richard's Servant, Esther (born 1866 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Adopted Son, Thomas (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Roberts's household

Male

Richard

Roberts

Head
Female

Mary

Roberts

Wife
Female

Jane

Houghton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Annie

Roberts

Daughter
Male

James

Roberts

Son
Male

Richard

Roberts

Son
Male

Joseph

Roberts

Son
Female

Mary

Litherland

Servant
Female

Esther

Bushel

Servant
Male

Thomas

Whittle

Adopted Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Croft, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Roberts

Head

Married

51

1830

Croft, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roberts

Wife

Married

43

1838

Croft, Lancashire, England

Jane

Houghton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Croft, Lancashire, England

Alice

Roberts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Croft, Lancashire, England

Annie

Roberts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Roberts

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Richard

Roberts

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Roberts

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Litherland

Servant

Single

20

1861

Croft, Lancashire, England

Esther

Bushel

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Whittle

Adopted Son

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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