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Household of Thomas Roberts (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, 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.

Thomas Roberts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Roberts, born in 1839 in Bratton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Roberts, born in 1844 in Marstow, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Lamerton, Devon, England), John (born 1872 in Lamerton, Devon, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Lamerton, Devon, England), Mary (born 1877 in Lamerton, Devon, England) and James (born 1880 in Lamerton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Emma Palk, born in 1846 in Lamerton, Devon, England.


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Thomas Roberts's household

Male

Thomas

Roberts

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Roberts

Wife
Male

Thomas

Roberts

Son
Male

John

Roberts

Son
Male

Samuel

Roberts

Son
Female

Mary

Roberts

Daughter
Male

James

Roberts

Son
Female

Emma

Palk

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bratton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Roberts

Head

Married

42

1839

Bratton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Roberts

Wife

Married

37

1844

Marstow, Devon, England

Thomas

Roberts

Son

Single

12

1869

Lamerton, Devon, England

John

Roberts

Son

Single

9

1872

Lamerton, Devon, England

Samuel

Roberts

Son

Single

6

1875

Lamerton, Devon, England

Mary

Roberts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lamerton, Devon, England

James

Roberts

Son

Single

1

1880

Lamerton, Devon, England

Emma

Palk

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Lamerton, Devon, England

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