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Household of Robert Sorbit Torbet (born 1844)

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 Sorbit Torbet and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sorbit Torbet, born in 1844 in , consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Sorbit Torbet, born in 1845 in Scotland. They had 8 children; John Robert (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Abraham (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth Jane (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edmond (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Flora Louse (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles Frederick (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bertha Emily (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Mary Elizabeth East, born in 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Robert Sorbit Torbet's household

Male

Robert

Sorbit Torbet

Head
Female

Jane

Sorbit Torbet

Wife
Male

John Robert

Torbet

Son
Male

Abraham

Torbit

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Torbit

Daughter
Male

Edmond

Sorbit Torbet

Son
Female

Flora Louse

Torbit

Daughter
Male

Charles Frederick

Torbit

Son
Female

Bertha Emily

Torbit

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Torbit

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

East

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sorbit Torbet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sorbit Torbet

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Jane

Sorbit Torbet

Wife

Married

36

1845

Scotland

John Robert

Torbet

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Torbit

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Torbit

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edmond

Sorbit Torbet

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Flora Louse

Torbit

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles Frederick

Torbit

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha Emily

Torbit

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Torbit

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

East

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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