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Household of Robert Stephenson (born 1841, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Stephenson, born in 1841 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Stephenson, born in 1833 in Starcross, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1863 in Durham, England), Blanche (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Beatrice (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Ada (born 1869 in Durham, England), Granville (born 1871 in Durham, England) and Maude (born 1876 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Brother In Law, Huntley (born 1851 in Exmouth, Devon, England) and Robert's Brother In Law, Harry (born 1845 in Exmouth, Devon, England).


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Robert Stephenson's household

Male

Robert

Stephenson

Head
Female

Eliza

Stephenson

Wife
Male

Robert

Stephenson

Son
Female

Blanche

Stephenson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Stephenson

Daughter
Female

Ada

Stephenson

Daughter
Male

Granville

Stephenson

Son
Male

Huntley

Peck

Brother In Law
Male

Harry

Norman

Brother In Law
Female

Maude

Stephenson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Stephenson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Stephenson

Head

Married

40

1841

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Eliza

Stephenson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Starcross, Devon, England

Robert

Stephenson

Son

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

Blanche

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Beatrice

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ada

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Granville

Stephenson

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Huntley

Peck

Brother In Law

-

30

1851

Exmouth, Devon, England

Harry

Norman

Brother In Law

Married

36

1845

Exmouth, Devon, England

Maude

Stephenson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

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