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Household of Robert Stephenson (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, Middlesex, 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 Stephenson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Stephenson, born in 1821 in Foston, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Stephenson, born in 1822 in Kent, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1857 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alfred (born 1859 in Deptford, Kent, England), Francis (born 1860 in New Cross, Kent, England) and William (born 1867 in New Cross, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Peter (born 1845 in -), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Robert's Boarder, Charles (born 1864 in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England).


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Robert Stephenson's household

Male

Robert

Stephenson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Wife
Male

Harry

Stephenson

Son
Male

Alfred

Stephenson

Son
Male

Francis

Stephenson

Son
Male

William

Stephenson

Son
Male

Peter

Black

Boarder
Male

William

Hughes

Boarder
Male

Charles

Marring

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Foston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Stephenson

Head

Married

60

1821

Foston, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Stephenson

Wife

Married

59

1822

Kent, England

Harry

Stephenson

Son

Single

24

1857

Deptford, Kent, England

Alfred

Stephenson

Son

Single

22

1859

Deptford, Kent, England

Francis

Stephenson

Son

Single

21

1860

New Cross, Kent, England

William

Stephenson

Son

Single

14

1867

New Cross, Kent, England

Peter

Black

Boarder

-

36

1845

-

William

Hughes

Boarder

-

26

1855

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charles

Marring

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Watlington, Oxfordshire, England

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