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Household of Robert Palmer (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Palmer, born in 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Palmer, born in 1854 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), David (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Earnest (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Dority (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Wifes Brother, John Kay, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Palmer's household

Male

Robert

Palmer

Head
Female

Mary

Palmer

Wife
Male

Robert

Palmer

Son
Male

David

Palmer

Son
Male

Earnest

Palmer

Son
Female

Mary

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Dority

Palmer

Daughter
Male

John

Kay

Wifes Brother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Palmer

Head

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Palmer

Wife

Married

27

1854

Salford, Lancashire, England

Robert

Palmer

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David

Palmer

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Earnest

Palmer

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Palmer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Dority

Palmer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Kay

Wifes Brother

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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