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Household of Robert Posnett (born 1831, Lincolnshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 Posnett and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Posnett, born in 1831 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Posnett, born in 1835 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Leonard W (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Charles W (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary L (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Annie M (born 1876 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Rachel (born 1841 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Darlington, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Visitor, Margaret (born 1877 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England).
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Robert Posnett's household
Robert
Posnett
Head
Mary A
Posnett
Wife
Leonard W
Posnett
Son
Emily
Posnett
Daughter
Charles W
Posnett
Son
Mary L
Posnett
Daughter
Annie M
Posnett
Daughter
Rachel
Wigfield
Visitor
Margaret
Pallistr
Servant
Margaret
Wigfield
Visitor
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Posnett |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Posnett | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England | |
Mary A | Posnett | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Leonard W | Posnett | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Emily | Posnett | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Charles W | Posnett | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary L | Posnett | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Annie M | Posnett | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | |
Rachel | Wigfield | Visitor | Married | 40 | 1841 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Margaret | Pallistr | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Darlington, Yorkshire, England | |
Margaret | Wigfield | Visitor | Single | 4 | 1877 | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England |
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