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Household of Robert Metcalfe (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Metcalfe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Metcalfe, born in 1848 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Selina Metcalfe, born in 1848 in Denton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in United States), Samuel (born 1875 in United States), Thomas (born 1877 in Denton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Metcalfe's household

Male

Robert

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Selina

Metcalfe

Wife
Male

James

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Samuel

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Thomas

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Fred

Metcalfe

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Metcalfe

Head

Married

33

1848

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Selina

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

33

1848

Denton, Lancashire, England

James

Metcalfe

Son

Single

8

1873

United States

Samuel

Metcalfe

Son

Single

6

1875

United States

Thomas

Metcalfe

Son

Single

4

1877

Denton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Fred

Metcalfe

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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