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Household of Robert H Sorby (born 1843, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sorby and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert H Sorby, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert H was the head of the household, married to Gertrude L Sorby, born in 1850 in Buckinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Wallace (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert H's Niece, Tannie (born 1868 in Harthill, Nottinghamshire, England), Robert H's Visitor, Jessie (born 1853 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Robert H's Servant, Emily (born 1857 in Darlington, Durham, England), Robert H's Servant, Sarah (born 1851 in Rowston, Lincolnshire, England), Robert H's Servant, Olive (born 1851 in Wickersley, Cambridgeshire, England) and Robert H's Servant, Lucy (born 1862 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
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Robert H Sorby's household
Robert H
Sorby
Head
Gertrude L
Sorby
Wife
Wallace
Sorby
Son
Ethel
Sorby
Daughter
Tannie
Sorby
Niece
Jessie
Hunter
Visitor
Emily
Pott
Servant
Sarah
Poucher
Servant
Olive
Sheen
Servant
Lucy
Armstrong
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert H |
| Last name | Sorby |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert H | Sorby | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Gertrude L | Sorby | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Buckinghamshire, England | |
Wallace | Sorby | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Ethel | Sorby | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Tannie | Sorby | Niece | Single | 13 | 1868 | Harthill, Nottinghamshire, England | |
Jessie | Hunter | Visitor | Single | 28 | 1853 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | |
Emily | Pott | Servant | Single | 24 | 1857 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Sarah | Poucher | Servant | Single | 30 | 1851 | Rowston, Lincolnshire, England | |
Olive | Sheen | Servant | Widow | 30 | 1851 | Wickersley, Cambridgeshire, England | |
Lucy | Armstrong | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England |
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