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Household of Robert Denning (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Denning and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Denning, born in 1843 in Yarcombe, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Denning, born in 1844 in Merriott, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Mary J (born 1868 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Francis J (born 1872 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), George (born 1874 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Rees (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Bessie E (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Susan (born 1881 in East Coker, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, George W (born 1853 in East Coker, Somerset, England), Robert's Lodger, Alfred (born 1858 in Sherborne, Dorset, England) and Robert's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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Robert Denning's household

Male

Robert

Denning

Head
Female

Emma

Denning

Wife
Female

Mary J

Denning

Daughter
Male

Francis J

Denning

Son
Male

George

Denning

Son
Male

Rees

Denning

Son
Female

Bessie E

Denning

Daughter
Female

Susan

Denning

Daughter
Male

George W

Thorne

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Thorne

Lodger
Male

James

O Brien

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Denning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Yarcombe, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Denning

Head

Married

38

1843

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Emma

Denning

Wife

Married

37

1844

Merriott, Somerset, England

Mary J

Denning

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Francis J

Denning

Son

Single

9

1872

Sherborne, Dorset, England

George

Denning

Son

Single

7

1874

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Rees

Denning

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Bessie E

Denning

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Susan

Denning

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Coker, Somerset, England

George W

Thorne

Lodger

Single

28

1853

East Coker, Somerset, England

Alfred

Thorne

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Sherborne, Dorset, England

James

O Brien

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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