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Household of Ruth Mobsby (born 1839, Yorkshire)

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.

Ruth Mobsby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Mobsby, born in 1839 in Avening, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Mary (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Albert (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ruth's Boarder, William (born 1829 in Suffolk, England), Ruth's Boarder, Sarah (born 1806 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Ruth's Boarder, James (born 1852 in Lancing, Sussex, England).


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Ruth Mobsby's household

Female

Ruth

Mobsby

Head
Female

Mary

Mobsby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Mobsby

Daughter
Male

Albert

Mobsby

Son
Male

William

Savage

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Parr

Boarder
Male

James

Clapshoe

Boarder
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Mobsby
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Avening, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Mobsby

Head

Widow

42

1839

Avening, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mobsby

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice

Mobsby

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

Albert

Mobsby

Son

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Savage

Boarder

Single

52

1829

Suffolk, England

Sarah

Parr

Boarder

Single

75

1806

Colchester, Essex, England

James

Clapshoe

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Lancing, Sussex, England

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