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Household of Robert Topping (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Topping and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Topping, born in 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Topping, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Maria (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John Patrick (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Boarder, Nicholas (born 1824 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder Head, Margaret (born 1825 in Sligo, Ireland), Robert's Boarder, James (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Jonathan (born 1847 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England).


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Robert Topping's household

Male

Robert

Topping

Head
Female

Mary A

Topping

Wife
Female

Maria

Topping

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ward

Niece
Male

Nicholas

Livesy

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Kenyon

Boarder Head
Male

William

Kenyon

Son
Male

John Patrick

Kenyon

Son
Male

James

Kenyon

Boarder
Male

Jonathan

Woods

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Topping
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Topping

Head

Married

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Topping

Wife

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Topping

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ward

Niece

Single

6

1875

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

Nicholas

Livesy

Boarder

Widower

57

1824

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kenyon

Boarder Head

Widow

56

1825

Sligo, Ireland

William

Kenyon

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John Patrick

Kenyon

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Kenyon

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Woods

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

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