Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Robert Shoosmith (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Shoosmith and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shoosmith, born in 1847 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Susan Shoosmith, born in 1841 in Stoke, Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1871 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Robert (born 1873 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Reuben (born 1877 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger Head, John Senr (born 1832 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Robert's Lodger, John Junr (born 1852 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Robert's Lodger Daughter, Minnie (born 1870 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Robert Shoosmith's household

Male

Robert

Shoosmith

Head
Female

Susan

Shoosmith

Wife
Female

Alice

Shoosmith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shoosmith

Son
Male

Reuben

Shoosmith

Son
Female

Florence

Shoosmith

Daughter
Male

John Senr

Ballard

Lodger Head
Male

John Junr

Ballard

Lodger
Female

Minnie

Ballard

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shoosmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shoosmith

Head

Married

34

1847

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Susan

Shoosmith

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stoke, Norfolk, England

Alice

Shoosmith

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Robert

Shoosmith

Son

Single

8

1873

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Reuben

Shoosmith

Son

Single

4

1877

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Florence

Shoosmith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

John Senr

Ballard

Lodger Head

Widower

49

1832

Lambeth, Surrey, England

John Junr

Ballard

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Minnie

Ballard

Lodger Daughter

Single

11

1870

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Robert Shoosmith in St Olave Southwark in 1881, and follow the Shoosmith family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Robert Shoosmith

We’ve found Robert Shoosmith in 1 family tree. Find out more about Robert Shoosmith's household and view the Shoosmith family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census