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Household of Robert W Palmer (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Palmer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Palmer, born in 1818 in Kensington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Emma Palmer, born in 1827 in Kensington, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1855 in Ashill, Somerset, England), Evelyn (born 1857 in Ashill, Somerset, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Ashill, Somerset, England) and Sybil A (born 1864 in Ashill, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Chiselborough, Somerset, England) and Robert W's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Ilminster, Somerset, England).


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Robert W Palmer's household

Male

Robert W

Palmer

Head
Female

Emma

Palmer

Wife
Female

Emma

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Sybil A

Palmer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Greenham

Servant
Female

Mary

Spencer

Servant
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Kensington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Palmer

Head

Married

63

1818

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emma

Palmer

Wife

Married

54

1827

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emma

Palmer

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Ashill, Somerset, England

Evelyn

Palmer

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Ashill, Somerset, England

Margaret

Palmer

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ashill, Somerset, England

Sybil A

Palmer

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashill, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Greenham

Servant

Single

25

1856

Chiselborough, Somerset, England

Mary

Spencer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ilminster, Somerset, England

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