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Household of Robert Handyside (born 1826, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Handyside and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Handyside, born in 1826 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Handyside, born in 1827 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Edward W (born 1856 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth C (born 1861 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), Martha (born 1863 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), Ruth (born 1866 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and Hannah J (born 1872 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England). They had 1 grandchild; Robert H, born 1878 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, William Armstrong, born in 1863 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England.


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Robert Handyside's household

Male

Robert

Handyside

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Handyside

Wife
Male

Edward W

Handyside

Son
Female

Elizabeth C

Handyside

Daughter
Female

Martha

Handyside

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Handyside

Daughter
Female

Hannah J

Handyside

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Seymour

Grand Son
Male

William

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Handyside
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Handyside

Head

Married

55

1826

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Mary Jane

Handyside

Wife

Married

54

1827

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Edward W

Handyside

Son

Single

25

1856

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth C

Handyside

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Martha

Handyside

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Ruth

Handyside

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Hannah J

Handyside

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Robert H

Seymour

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

William

Armstrong

Servant

Single

18

1863

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

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