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Household of Robert Prior (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Prior and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Prior, born in 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Prior, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Kate (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Thomas (born 1811 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert's Lodger Head, Samuel (born 1821 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Amos (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Prior's household

Male

Robert

Prior

Head
Female

Catherine

Prior

Wife
Male

Robert

Prior

Son
Male

William

Prior

Son
Male

Joseph

Prior

Son
Male

James

Prior

Son
Female

Kate

Prior

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Andrews

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Heywood

Lodger Head
Male

Amos

Heywood

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Prior

Head

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Prior

Wife

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Prior

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Prior

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Prior

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Prior

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate

Prior

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Andrews

Lodger

Widower

70

1811

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Heywood

Lodger Head

Widower

60

1821

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amos

Heywood

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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