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Household of Thomas Roberts (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary E Roberts, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ada (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Lilian (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Ellen (born 1821 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Lilian (born 1859 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Roberts's household

Male

Thomas

Roberts

Head
Female

Mary E

Roberts

Wife
Female

Ada

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Roberts

Daughter
Male

William

Roberts

Son
Female

Lilian

Roberts

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Blacker

Mother In Law
Female

Lilian

Walter

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

Household members (8 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

Mary E

Roberts

Wife

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ada

Roberts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Roberts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Roberts

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilian

Roberts

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Blacker

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Walter

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

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