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Household of Sarah Roots (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Sarah Roots and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Roots, born in 1841 in Wivenhoe, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, married to Charles Roots, born in 1868 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1868 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England), William (born 1870 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England), Douglas G (born 1877 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Edgar (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Lodger, Elizabeth Brown, born in 1811 in Ireland.


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Sarah Roots's household

Female

Sarah

Roots

Head
Male

Charles

Roots

Son
Male

William

Roots

Son
Male

Douglas G

Roots

Son
Male

Edgar

Roots

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Roots
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wivenhoe, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Roots

Head

Married

40

1841

Wivenhoe, Essex, England

Charles

Roots

Son

Single

13

1868

Wimbledon, Surrey, England

William

Roots

Son

Single

11

1870

Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Douglas G

Roots

Son

Single

4

1877

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edgar

Roots

Son

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Lodger

Widow

70

1811

Ireland

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