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Household of Robert Sargeant (born 1829, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Sargeant and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sargeant, born in 1829 in Long Melford, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Sargeant, born in 1839 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Edith (born 1869 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Richard (born 1855 in Romford, Essex, England), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Robert's Boarder, George (born 1849 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England) and Robert's Lodger Head, Emily (born 1848 in Brandon, Suffolk, England).


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Robert Sargeant's household

Male

Robert

Sargeant

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Sargeant

Wife
Male

Richard

Poulter

Boarder
Male

William

Gower

Boarder
Male

George

Wakeham

Boarder
Female

Emily

Mathie

Lodger Head
Female

Edith

Mathie

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Mathie

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Mathie

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sargeant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sargeant

Head

Married

52

1829

Long Melford, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth M

Sargeant

Wife

Married

42

1839

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Richard

Poulter

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Romford, Essex, England

William

Gower

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Wakeham

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Emily

Mathie

Lodger Head

Married

33

1848

Brandon, Suffolk, England

Edith

Mathie

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Mathie

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Mathie

Son

Single

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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