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Household of Robert Lyer (born 1815, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Lyer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Lyer, born in 1815 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Lucy Lyer, born in 1823 in St Clement, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Louisa, born 1863 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Emily (born 1849 in Holborn, Middlesex, England) and Robert's Niece, Lucy (born 1865 in Holborn, Middlesex, England).


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Robert Lyer's household

Male

Robert

Lyer

Head
Female

Lucy

Lyer

Wife
Female

Louisa

Lyer

Daughter
Female

Emily

Besfield

Niece
Female

Lucy

Shorter

Niece
First name(s) Robert
Last name Lyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Lyer

Head

Married

66

1815

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Lucy

Lyer

Wife

Married

58

1823

St Clement, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Lyer

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emily

Besfield

Niece

Single

32

1849

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Shorter

Niece

Single

16

1865

Holborn, Middlesex, England

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