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Household of Thomas Roby (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Roby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Roby, born in 1842 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Alice (born 1861 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1869 in Ince, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Patience Appleton, born in 1838 in Ince, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Roby's household

Male

Thomas

Roby

Head
Female

Alice

Roby

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Roby

Son
Female

Jane

Roby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Roby

Daughter
Female

Patience

Appleton

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Roby
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Roby

Head

Widower

39

1842

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Roby

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Roby

Son

Single

16

1865

Ince, Lancashire, England

Jane

Roby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ince, Lancashire, England

Patience

Appleton

Servant

Single

43

1838

Ince, Lancashire, England

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