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Household of Robert Speight (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Speight and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Speight, born in 1826 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Speight, born in 1829 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1852 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Robert (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Martin (born 1846 in Scotland), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1824 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Robert's Lodger, Ambrose (born 1846 in Cassop, Durham, England) and Robert's Lodger, Joseph (born 1858 in Seaham, Durham, England).


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Robert Speight's household

Male

Robert

Speight

Head
Female

Mary

Speight

Wife
Male

William

Speight

Son
Male

Robert

Speight

Son
Female

Sarah E

Speight

Daughter
Female

Annie

Speight

Daughter
Male

Martin

Cain

Boarder
Male

William

Pyngetty

Boarder
Male

Ambrose

Clark

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Green

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Speight

Head

Married

55

1826

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Speight

Wife

Married

52

1829

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Speight

Son

Single

29

1852

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert

Speight

Son

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Speight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Annie

Speight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Martin

Cain

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Scotland

William

Pyngetty

Boarder

Married

57

1824

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ambrose

Clark

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Cassop, Durham, England

Joseph

Green

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Seaham, Durham, England

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