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Household of Robert Geal (born 1838, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, 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 Geal and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Geal, born in 1838 in Laughton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Martha Geal, born in 1846 in Langstone, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Horace (born 1873 in Ripe, Sussex, England), Frederick W (born 1875 in Ripe, Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Ripe, Sussex, England) and Lydia M (born 1881 in Ripe, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, William (born 1843 in Ripe, Sussex, England), Robert's Boarder, Jasper (born 1851 in Ripe, Sussex, England) and Robert's Father Boarder, Robert (born 1809 in Ripe, Sussex, England).


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Robert Geal's household

Male

Robert

Geal

Head
Female

Martha

Geal

Wife
Male

Horace

Geal

Son
Male

Frederick W

Geal

Son
Male

Arthur

Geal

Son
Female

Lydia M

Geal

Daughter
Male

William

Geal

Boarder
Male

Jasper

Geal

Boarder
Male

Robert

Geal

Father Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Geal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Laughton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Geal

Head

Married

43

1838

Laughton, Sussex, England

Martha

Geal

Wife

Married

35

1846

Langstone, Sussex, England

Horace

Geal

Son

Single

8

1873

Ripe, Sussex, England

Frederick W

Geal

Son

Single

6

1875

Ripe, Sussex, England

Arthur

Geal

Son

Single

4

1877

Ripe, Sussex, England

Lydia M

Geal

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ripe, Sussex, England

William

Geal

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Ripe, Sussex, England

Jasper

Geal

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ripe, Sussex, England

Robert

Geal

Father Boarder

Widower

72

1809

Ripe, Sussex, England

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