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Household of Robert Smalls (born 1855, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Smalls and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smalls, born in 1855 in Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Harriett Smalls, born in 1851 in Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father In Law, Robert (born 1813 in Essex, England), Robert's Nephew, Frederick (born 1870 in St Paul's, Essex, England) and Robert's Lodger, George (born 1864 in St Paul's, Essex, England).


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Robert Smalls's household

Male

Robert

Smalls

Head
Female

Harriett

Smalls

Wife
Male

Robert

Mansfield

Father In Law
Male

Frederick

Mansfield

Nephew
Male

George

Newman

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smalls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smalls

Head

Married

26

1855

Suffolk, England

Harriett

Smalls

Wife

Married

30

1851

Essex, England

Robert

Mansfield

Father In Law

Widower

68

1813

Essex, England

Frederick

Mansfield

Nephew

Single

11

1870

St Paul's, Essex, England

George

Newman

Lodger

Single

17

1864

St Paul's, Essex, England

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