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Household of Robert Plumb (born 1832, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Plumb and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Plumb, born in 1832 in Tilbury, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Emily Plumb, born in 1861 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1861 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England), John (born 1867 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Southsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant Head, Sarah Read, born in 1841 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Plumb's household

Male

Robert

Plumb

Head
Female

Emily

Plumb

Daughter
Male

John

Plumb

Son
Female

Sarah

Read

Servant Head
Male

Alfred

Read

Son
Female

Ellen

Read

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Plumb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Tilbury, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Plumb

Head

Married

49

1832

Tilbury, Essex, England

Emily

Plumb

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

John

Plumb

Son

Single

14

1867

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Read

Servant Head

Married

40

1841

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Read

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southsea, Hampshire, England

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