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Household of Robert Fort (born 1829, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Fort, born in 1829 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Charity Fort, born in 1830 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1855 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1864 in Abram, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1866 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1869 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, John Dobson, born in 1837 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Fort's household

Male

Robert

Fort

Head
Female

Charity

Fort

Wife
Male

James

Fort

Son
Female

Esther

Fort

Daughter
Male

Robert

Fort

Son
Female

Alice

Fort

Daughter
Male

John

Dobson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Fort
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Fort

Head

Married

52

1829

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Charity

Fort

Wife

Married

51

1830

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Fort

Son

Single

26

1855

Abram, Lancashire, England

Esther

Fort

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Abram, Lancashire, England

Robert

Fort

Son

Single

15

1866

Abram, Lancashire, England

Alice

Fort

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Abram, Lancashire, England

John

Dobson

Boarder

Single

44

1837

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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