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Household of Robert Penny (born 1856, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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 Penny and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Penny, born in 1856 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Hannah Penny, born in 1854 in Canterbury, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Sydney Arthur (born 1877 in Canterbury, Kent, England), H Emery John (born 1878 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Anne Gertrude (born 1880 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Thomas Russell, born in 1860 in Hampshire, England.


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Robert Penny's household

Male

Robert

Penny

Head
Female

Hannah

Penny

Wife
Male

Sydney Arthur

Penny

Son
Male

H Emery John

Penny

Son
Female

Anne Gertrude

Penny

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Russell

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Penny

Head

Married

25

1856

Canterbury, Kent, England

Hannah

Penny

Wife

Married

27

1854

Canterbury, Kent, England

Sydney Arthur

Penny

Son

Single

4

1877

Canterbury, Kent, England

H Emery John

Penny

Son

Single

3

1878

Canterbury, Kent, England

Anne Gertrude

Penny

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Canterbury, Kent, England

Thomas

Russell

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Hampshire, England

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