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Household of Thomas Roberts (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Roberts, born in 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Katherine Roberts, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Katherine (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas J (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William J (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Katherine (born 1832 in Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, John (born 1831 in Ireland).


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Thomas Roberts's household

Male

Thomas

Roberts

Head
Female

Katherine

Roberts

Wife
Female

Eliza

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Roberts

Son
Male

William J

Roberts

Son
Male

David

Roberts

Son
Female

Katherine

Westhead

Boarder
Male

John

Westheads

Boarder
Male

James

Westheads

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Butterworth

Servant
Male

John

Fitzgerald

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Roberts

Head

Married

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Katherine

Roberts

Wife

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Roberts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Katherine

Roberts

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas J

Roberts

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William J

Roberts

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

David

Roberts

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Katherine

Westhead

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Ireland

John

Westheads

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Westheads

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Butterworth

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Fitzgerald

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Ireland

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