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Household of Robert W Lye (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Lye and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Lye, born in 1845 in Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lye, born in 1851 in Steyning, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Arthur H (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Ernest G (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert W's Lodger, Sarah Johnson, born in 1831 in Shalford, Essex, England.


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Robert W Lye's household

Male

Robert W

Lye

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lye

Wife
Male

Arthur H

Lye

Son
Female

Alice

Lye

Daughter
Male

Ernest G

Lye

Son
Female

Sarah

Johnson

Lodger
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Lye
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Lye

Head

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Lye

Wife

Married

30

1851

Steyning, Sussex, England

Arthur H

Lye

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice

Lye

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ernest G

Lye

Son

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

Sarah

Johnson

Lodger

Widow

50

1831

Shalford, Essex, England

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