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Household of Robert Backhouse (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

Robert Backhouse and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Backhouse, born in 1842 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary E Backhouse, born in 1850 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Sarah Jenkinson, born in 1829 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Backhouse's household

Male

Robert

Backhouse

Head
Female

Mary E

Backhouse

Wife
Male

John

Backhouse

Son
Male

Robert

Backhouse

Son
Male

William

Backhouse

Son
Female

Sarah

Jenkinson

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Backhouse

Head

Married

39

1842

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Mary E

Backhouse

Wife

Married

31

1850

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

John

Backhouse

Son

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Robert

Backhouse

Son

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Backhouse

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Jenkinson

Servant

Widow

52

1829

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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