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Household of Robert Scholes (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Scholes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Scholes, born in 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scholes, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Fred (born 1870 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), George (born 1872 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Sharples, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Sharples, Lancashire, England) and Florence A (born 1881 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's -, Sophia Meredith, born in 1857 in Rhewl Mostyn, Wales.


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Robert Scholes's household

Male

Robert

Scholes

Head
Female

Margaret

Scholes

Wife
Male

Fred

Scholes

Son
Male

George

Scholes

Son
Male

Alfred

Scholes

Son
Male

Arthur

Scholes

Son
Female

Florence A

Scholes

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Meredith

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First name(s) Robert
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Scholes

Head

Married

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Scholes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Scholes

Son

Single

11

1870

Sharples, Lancashire, England

George

Scholes

Son

Single

9

1872

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Scholes

Son

Single

7

1874

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Scholes

Son

Single

5

1876

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Florence A

Scholes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Meredith

-

Single

24

1857

Rhewl Mostyn, Wales

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