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Household of Robert Want (born 1851, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Want and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Want, born in 1851 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Fanny Want, born in 1851 in Essex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Allis (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1880 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger Head, William (born 1848 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Robert's Lodger Head, George (born 1852 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Robert Want's household

Male

Robert

Want

Head
Female

Fanny

Want

Wife
Male

William

Want

Son
Male

Charles

Want

Son
Female

Allis

Want

Daughter
Male

Henry

Want

Son
Male

William

Bennett

Lodger Head
Female

Amelia

Bennett

Wife
Male

William

Bennett

Son
Male

George

Smith

Lodger Head
Female

Edith

Smith

Wife
First name(s) Robert
Last name Want
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Want

Head

Married

30

1851

Islington, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Want

Wife

Married

30

1851

Essex, England

William

Want

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Charles

Want

Son

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Allis

Want

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Want

Son

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Bennett

Lodger Head

Married

33

1848

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Amelia

Bennett

Wife

Married

22

1859

Worthing, Sussex, England

William

Bennett

Son

Single

1

1880

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

George

Smith

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Edith

Smith

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bookham, Devon, England

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