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Household of Robert Backhouse (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Backhouse, born in 1829 in Thorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Backhouse, born in 1832 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1858 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Helena (born 1869 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Bodaughter, John (born 1859 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Bodaughter, John (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Bodaughter, Harry (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Backhouse's household

Male

Robert

Backhouse

Head
Female

Jane

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Emma

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Robert

Backhouse

Son
Female

Alice

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Helena

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

John

Marriott

Bodaughter
Male

John

Walker

Bodaughter
Male

Harry

Skinner

Bodaughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Backhouse

Head

Married

52

1829

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Backhouse

Wife

Married

49

1832

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Backhouse

Son

Single

19

1862

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Helena

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John

Marriott

Bodaughter

Single

22

1859

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

John

Walker

Bodaughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harry

Skinner

Bodaughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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