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Household of Robert Sterling (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, 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 Sterling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sterling, born in 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sterling, born in 1850 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1873 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Maggie (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Betsy (born 1877 in Stockport, Cheshire, England), Janet (born 1879 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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Robert Sterling's household

Male

Robert

Sterling

Head
Female

Sarah

Sterling

Wife
Male

James

Sterling

Son
Female

Maggie

Sterling

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Sterling

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sterling

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sterling

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sterling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sterling

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Sarah

Sterling

Wife

Married

31

1850

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

James

Sterling

Son

Single

8

1873

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Maggie

Sterling

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Sterling

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Janet

Sterling

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Robert

Sterling

Son

Single

0

1881

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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