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Household of Robert Croom (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Croom and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Croom, born in 1833 in Witham Friary, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha Ann Croom, born in 1841 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Basil J (born 1869 in West Lydford, Somerset, England), Edward R (born 1870 in West Lydford, Somerset, England), Charles B (born 1872 in West Lydford, Somerset, England), Seward H (born 1874 in Wiltshire, England) and Archie E (born 1879 in Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Governess Visitor, Laura A (born 1862 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Liddington, Wiltshire, England).


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Robert Croom's household

Male

Robert

Croom

Head
Female

Martha Ann

Croom

Wife
Male

Basil J

Croom

Son
Male

Edward R

Croom

Son
Male

Charles B

Croom

Son
Male

Seward H

Croom

Son
Male

Archie E

Croom

Son
Female

Laura A

Newman

Governess Visitor
Female

Jane

Sadler

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Croom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Witham Friary, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Croom

Head

Married

48

1833

Witham Friary, Somerset, England

Martha Ann

Croom

Wife

Married

40

1841

Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Basil J

Croom

Son

Single

12

1869

West Lydford, Somerset, England

Edward R

Croom

Son

Single

11

1870

West Lydford, Somerset, England

Charles B

Croom

Son

Single

9

1872

West Lydford, Somerset, England

Seward H

Croom

Son

Single

7

1874

Wiltshire, England

Archie E

Croom

Son

Single

2

1879

Wiltshire, England

Laura A

Newman

Governess Visitor

Single

19

1862

Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Jane

Sadler

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liddington, Wiltshire, England

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