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Household of Robert Cole (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Cole and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cole, born in 1839 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Cole, born in 1841 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), William (born 1870 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Eleanor (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Alice (born 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Robert's Lodger, Frank (born 1862 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Robert's Lodger, Charles (born 1839 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Robert's Lodger, Walter (born 1854 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Robert Cole's household

Male

Robert

Cole

Head
Female

Emma

Cole

Wife
Female

Emily

Cole

Daughter
Male

William

Cole

Son
Male

Frank

Cole

Son
Male

Robert

Cole

Son
Female

Eleanor

Cole

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Cole

Son
Female

Alice

Shaw

Visitor
Male

Frank

Dale

Lodger
Male

Charles

Wright

Lodger
Male

Walter

Wright

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cole
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cole

Head

Married

42

1839

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emma

Cole

Wife

Married

40

1841

Exeter, Devon, England

Emily

Cole

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Cole

Son

Single

11

1870

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Frank

Cole

Son

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Robert

Cole

Son

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eleanor

Cole

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Cole

Son

Single

1

1880

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alice

Shaw

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Frank

Dale

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Charles

Wright

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Exeter, Devon, England

Walter

Wright

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Exeter, Devon, England

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