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Household of Robert Alker (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Robert Alker and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Alker, born in 1832 in Aspull, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Alker, born in 1836 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1857 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1861 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1874 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Thomas Woodale, born in 1866 in St Helen's, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Alker's household

Male

Robert

Alker

Head
Female

Mary

Alker

Wife
Male

James

Alker

Son
Male

William

Alker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alker

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Alker

Daughter
Female

Mary

Alker

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Alker

Daughter
Female

Ann

Alker

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alker

Son
Male

Thomas

Woodale

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Alker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Aspull, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Alker

Head

Married

49

1832

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Mary

Alker

Wife

Married

45

1836

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

James

Alker

Son

Single

24

1857

Hindley, Lancashire, England

William

Alker

Son

Single

20

1861

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Alker

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Alker

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Alker

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Alker

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Alker

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Alker

Son

Single

7

1874

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Woodale

Boarder

Single

15

1866

St Helen's, Lancashire, England

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