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Household of Robert Carpenter (born 1845, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Carpenter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Carpenter, born in 1845 in Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Carpenter, born in 1841 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Robert (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Henrietta (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Florence (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Maria Wallis, born in 1807 in Walthamstow, Essex, England.


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Robert Carpenter's household

Male

Robert

Carpenter

Head
Female

Mary

Carpenter

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Carpenter

Daughter
Male

Robert

Carpenter

Son
Female

Henrietta

Carpenter

Daughter
Female

Florence

Carpenter

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wallis

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Carpenter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Carpenter

Head

Married

36

1845

Norfolk, England

Mary

Carpenter

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Robert

Carpenter

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Henrietta

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Florence

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

Maria

Wallis

Lodger

Widow

74

1807

Walthamstow, Essex, England

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