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Household of Robert Holcombe (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Holcombe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Holcombe, born in 1836 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Holcombe, born in 1841 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Frank (born 1850 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Robert's Boarder, Matilda (born 1841 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Robert Holcombe's household

Male

Robert

Holcombe

Head
Female

Ellen

Holcombe

Wife
Female

Helen

Holcombe

Daughter
Male

William

Holcombe

Son
Male

Frank

Vincent

Boarder
Female

Matilda

Price

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Holcombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Holcombe

Head

Married

45

1836

Taunton, Somerset, England

Ellen

Holcombe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Helen

Holcombe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Holcombe

Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frank

Vincent

Boarder

-

31

1850

Exeter, Devon, England

Matilda

Price

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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