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Household of Robert Sorsbie (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Sorsbie and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sorsbie, born in 1827 in Newcastle under Lyme, Northumberland, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sorsbie, born in 1833 in Newcastle under Lyme, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Mary C (born 1860 in Rochester, Kent, England), Elizabeth L (born 1863 in Rochester, Kent, England), Ada C (born 1865 in Rochester, Kent, England), Edith E (born 1870 in Sutton Valence, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Sutton Valence, Kent, England) and Gertrude J (born 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister, Catherine (born 1814 in Newcastle under Lyme, Northumberland, England), Robert's Visitor, Elizabeth M (born 1833 in Essex, England), Robert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Addington, Kent, England) and Robert's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Minster, Kent, England).


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Robert Sorsbie's household

Male

Robert

Sorsbie

Head
Female

Mary A

Sorsbie

Wife
Female

Mary C

Sorsbie

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth L

Sorsbie

Daughter
Female

Ada C

Sorsbie

Daughter
Female

Edith E

Sorsbie

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sorsbie

Daughter
Female

Gertrude J

Sorsbie

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Sorsbie

Sister
Female

Elizabeth M

Pains

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Walton

Servant
Female

Mary A

Fuller

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sorsbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Newcastle under Lyme, Northumberland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Robert

Sorsbie

Head

Married

54

1827

Newcastle under Lyme, Northumberland, England

Mary A

Sorsbie

Wife

Married

48

1833

Newcastle under Lyme, Northumberland, England

Mary C

Sorsbie

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Rochester, Kent, England

Elizabeth L

Sorsbie

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rochester, Kent, England

Ada C

Sorsbie

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Rochester, Kent, England

Edith E

Sorsbie

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sutton Valence, Kent, England

Ellen

Sorsbie

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sutton Valence, Kent, England

Gertrude J

Sorsbie

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Folkestone, Kent, England

Catherine

Sorsbie

Sister

Single

67

1814

Newcastle under Lyme, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth M

Pains

Visitor

Single

48

1833

Essex, England

Elizabeth

Walton

Servant

Single

27

1854

Addington, Kent, England

Mary A

Fuller

Servant

Single

18

1863

Minster, Kent, England

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