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Household of Robert Belshman (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Belshman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Belshman, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellis Belshman, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Alice (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Margaret A (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1819 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Belshman's household

Male

Robert

Belshman

Head
Female

Ellis

Belshman

Wife
Female

Mary Alice

Belshman

Daughter
Female

Annie

Belshman

Daughter
Female

Emma

Belshman

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Sharples ?

Boarder
Female

Ann

Eccles

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Belshman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Belshman

Head

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellis

Belshman

Wife

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Belshman

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Annie

Belshman

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Emma

Belshman

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Sharples ?

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Eccles

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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