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Household of Robert Belshaw (born 1839, 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 Belshaw and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Belshaw, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Belshaw, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1864 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Eli (born 1870 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Father, Daniel Belshaw, born in 1818 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Belshaw's household

Male

Robert

Belshaw

Head
Female

Alice

Belshaw

Wife
Male

James

Belshaw

Son
Male

William

Belshaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Belshaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Belshaw

Son
Male

Eli

Belshaw

Son
Female

Mary

Belshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Belshaw

Daughter
Female

Jane

Belshaw

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Belshaw

Father
First name(s) Robert
Last name Belshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Belshaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Belshaw

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Belshaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Belshaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Ince, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Belshaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Belshaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Eli

Belshaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary

Belshaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ince, Lancashire, England

Alice

Belshaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Belshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ince, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Belshaw

Father

Widower

63

1818

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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