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Household of Robert Howbrigg (born 1841, 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 Howbrigg and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Howbrigg, born in 1841 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emma Howbrigg, born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Jessie (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Mother In Law, Annis (born 1815 in West Melton, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Howbrigg's household

Male

Robert

Howbrigg

Head
Female

Emma

Howbrigg

Wife
Female

Jessie

Foretuet

Step Daughter
Male

Herbert

Howbrigg

Son
Male

Arthur

Howbrigg

Son
Male

Edwin

Howbrigg

Son
Female

Ethel

Howbrigg

Daughter
Female

Annis

Innocent

Mother In Law
Female

Emma

Blackwell

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Howbrigg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Howbrigg

Head

Married

40

1841

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Howbrigg

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Foretuet

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Howbrigg

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Howbrigg

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Howbrigg

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel

Howbrigg

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annis

Innocent

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

West Melton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Blackwell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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