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Household of Robert Sample (born 1846, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 Sample and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sample, born in 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sample, born in 1848 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, Robert H (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1868 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Durham, England).


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Robert Sample's household

Male

Robert

Sample

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sample

Wife
Male

Robert H

Palmer

Step Son
Female

Mary A

Palmer

Step Daughter
Male

James

Shields

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sample
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sample

Head

Married

35

1846

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Sample

Wife

Married

33

1848

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert H

Palmer

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary A

Palmer

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hartlepool, Durham, England

James

Shields

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Elizabeth

Shields

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Durham, England

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