Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Robert Lax (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Lax and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Lax, born in 1846 in Tankersley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary E Lax, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Eleanor F (born 1876 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England) and Bernard (born 1881 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, William Flower, born in 1817 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Robert Lax's household

Male

Robert

Lax

Head
Female

Mary E

Lax

Wife
Female

Eleanor F

Lax

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Lax

Son
Male

Arthur

Lax

Son
Male

Bernard

Lax

Son
Male

William

Flower

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Lax
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Lax

Head

Married

35

1846

Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Lax

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor F

Lax

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Lax

Son

Single

4

1877

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Lax

Son

Single

2

1879

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Bernard

Lax

Son

Single

0

1881

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

William

Flower

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Robert Lax in Barnsley in 1881, and follow the Lax family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Robert Lax

We’ve found Robert Lax in 25 family trees. Find out more about Robert Lax's household and view the Lax family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census