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Household of Robert Stephenson (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 1829 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Philippa Steppinson, born in 1846 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Edmund P (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Owen T (born 1861 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Emily G (born 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Arnold B (born 1881 in Birkdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, John E (born 1861 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), Robert's Servant, Agnes (born 1854 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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Robert Stephenson's household

Male

Robert

Stephenson

Head
Female

Philippa

Steppinson

Wife
Male

Edmund P

Steppinson

Son
Male

Owen T

Steppinson

Son
Female

Emily G

Steppinson

Daughter
Male

Arnold B

Steppinson

Son
Male

John E

Woodroffe

Visitor
Female

Agnes

Smith

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Lloyd

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place York, 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

52

1829

York, Yorkshire, England

Philippa

Steppinson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edmund P

Steppinson

Son

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Owen T

Steppinson

Son

Single

20

1861

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emily G

Steppinson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Arnold B

Steppinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkdale, Lancashire, England

John E

Woodroffe

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Agnes

Smith

Servant

Single

27

1854

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lloyd

Servant

Single

31

1850

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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