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Household of Robert Harper (born 1839, Norfolk)

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 Harper and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Harper, born in 1839 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Maria, born 1859 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son In Law, Henry (born 1858 in Harwich, Essex, England) and Robert's Grnd Son, Moses (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).


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Robert Harper's household

Male

Robert

Harper

Head
Female

Maria

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gilbert

Son In Law
Male

Moses

Gilbert

Grnd Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Harper

Head

Widower

42

1839

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Maria

Gilbert

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Henry

Gilbert

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Harwich, Essex, England

Moses

Gilbert

Grnd Son

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

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