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Household of Thomas Roberts (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Roberts, born in 1836 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Roberts, born in 1834 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1875 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Maria (born 1866 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, George H (born 1861 in Hyde, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Roberts's household

Male

Thomas

Roberts

Head
Female

Catherine

Roberts

Wife
Female

Mary

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Roberts

Son
Male

John

Roberts

Son
Male

Joseph

Roberts

Son
Male

Peter

Roberts

Son
Male

Thomas

Howson

Boarder
Female

Maria

Horrocks

Boarder
Male

George H

Booth

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Roberts

Head

Married

45

1836

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Roberts

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Mary

Roberts

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Roberts

Son

Single

19

1862

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Roberts

Son

Single

16

1865

Lower Darwen, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Roberts

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Peter

Roberts

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Howson

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Maria

Horrocks

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

George H

Booth

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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