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Household of Robert Oliphant (born 1850, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Oliphant and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Oliphant, born in 1850 in Wallasey, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Caroline Oliphant, born in 1855 in Herefordshire, England. They had 2 children; Jonathan (born 1875 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England) and Ethel Maud (born 1880 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Thomas Thompson, born in 1833 in Lancashire, England.


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Robert Oliphant's household

Male

Robert

Oliphant

Head
Female

Caroline

Oliphant

Wife
Male

Jonathan

Oliphant

Son
Female

Ethel Maud

Oliphant

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thompson

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Oliphant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Oliphant

Head

Married

31

1850

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Caroline

Oliphant

Wife

Married

26

1855

Herefordshire, England

Jonathan

Oliphant

Son

Single

6

1875

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Ethel Maud

Oliphant

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Thompson

Lodger

Widower

48

1833

Lancashire, England

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