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Household of Robert Palmer (born 1838, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Palmer, born in 1838 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ada Palmer, born in 1839 in Clayworth, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1863 in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Robert, born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son In Law, William (born 1857 in Belper, Derbyshire, England) and Robert's Brother, Tom (born 1848 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England).


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Robert Palmer's household

Male

Robert

Palmer

Head
Female

Ada

Palmer

Wife
Male

Fred

Palmer

Son
Male

William

Jackson

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Jackson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Jackson

Grand Son
Male

Tom

Palmer

Brother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Palmer

Head

Married

43

1838

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Ada

Palmer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Clayworth, Nottinghamshire, England

Fred

Palmer

Son

Single

18

1863

Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England

William

Jackson

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Belper, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Jackson

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Robert

Jackson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Palmer

Brother

Single

33

1848

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

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