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Household of Robert Roberts (born 1817, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Roberts and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Roberts, born in 1817 in Oswestry, Shropshire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Roberts, born in 1812 in Shropshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Emily (born 1860 in Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1862 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Sarah (born 1835 in Denbighshire, Wales), Robert's Boarder, Sarah (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, Catherine (born 1856 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Jane (born 1860 in Leeds, Kent, England), Robert's Boarder, Jane (born 1854 in Derbyshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Sarah (born 1878 in -), Robert's Boarder, Houldsworth (born 1850 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Bytchlia (born 1852 in Ireland) and Robert's Lodger, Joseph (born 1821 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Roberts's household

Male

Robert

Roberts

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Roberts

Wife
Female

Sarah

Penlington

Niece
Female

Emily

Mathews

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mathews

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah

Hardy

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Pluck

Boarder
Female

Jane

Gilroyd

Boarder
Female

Jane

Harris

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Firth

Boarder
Male

Houldsworth

Firth

Boarder
Female

Bytchlia

Mc Tick

Boarder
Male

Joseph

King Or Keng

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Roberts

Head

Married

64

1817

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Roberts

Wife

Married

69

1812

Shropshire, England

Sarah

Penlington

Niece

Widow

46

1835

Denbighshire, Wales

Emily

Mathews

Grand Daughter

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Mathews

Grand Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Hardy

Boarder

Widow

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Pluck

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Jane

Gilroyd

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Leeds, Kent, England

Jane

Harris

Boarder

Widow

27

1854

Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Firth

Boarder

Single

3

1878

-

Houldsworth

Firth

Boarder

Married

31

1850

York, Yorkshire, England

Bytchlia

Mc Tick

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Joseph

King Or Keng

Lodger

Single

60

1821

York, Yorkshire, England

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