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Household of Robert H Self (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 H Self and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert H Self, born in 1848 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Robert H was the head of the household, married to Helen Self, born in 1847 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Harry H (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Fredrick B (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth E (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert H's Servant, Matilda Prescott, born in 1863 in Dulwich, Surrey, England.


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Robert H Self's household

Male

Robert H

Self

Head
Female

Helen

Self

Wife
Male

Harry H

Self

Son
Female

Helen

Self

Daughter
Male

Fredrick B

Self

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Self

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Self

Son
Female

Matilda

Prescott

Servant
First name(s) Robert H
Last name Self
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert H

Self

Head

Married

33

1848

Southwark, Surrey, England

Helen

Self

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

Harry H

Self

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Helen

Self

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Fredrick B

Self

Son

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth E

Self

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Self

Son

Single

1

1880

Woodford, Essex, England

Matilda

Prescott

Servant

Single

18

1863

Dulwich, Surrey, England

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