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Household of Robert W Essington (born 1819, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 W Essington and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Essington, born in 1819 in Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Ann Essington, born in 1837 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Mabel (born 1867 in Shenstone), Janet (born 1868 in Shenstone) and Lilian M (born 1873 in Shenstone).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Governess, Antonia (born 1861 in Germany), Robert W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Derbyshire, England), Robert W's Servant, Mary (born 1849 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Robert W's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Shenstone) and Robert W's Servant, Rose (born 1866 in Shenstone, Staffordshire, England).


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Robert W Essington's household

Male

Robert W

Essington

Head
Female

Ann

Essington

Wife
Female

Mabel

Essington

Daughter
Female

Janet

Essington

Daughter
Female

Lilian M

Essington

Daughter
Female

Antonia

Penhardt

Governess
Female

Elizabeth

Powner

Servant
Female

Mary

Black

Servant
Female

Agnes

Owen

Servant
Female

Rose

Parr

Servant
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Essington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Essington

Head

Married

62

1819

Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, England

Ann

Essington

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Mabel

Essington

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shenstone

Janet

Essington

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shenstone

Lilian M

Essington

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shenstone

Antonia

Penhardt

Governess

Single

20

1861

Germany

Elizabeth

Powner

Servant

Single

33

1848

Derbyshire, England

Mary

Black

Servant

Single

32

1849

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Agnes

Owen

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shenstone

Rose

Parr

Servant

Single

15

1866

Shenstone, Staffordshire, England

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