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Household of William Robert Clarke (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

William Robert Clarke and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robert Clarke, born in 1842 in Bedfordshire, consisted of 9 members. William Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Clarke, born in 1844 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George R (born 1869 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), William S (born 1870 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1872 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas N (born 1877 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Robert's Servant, Ellen Selina (born 1851 in Hanchurch, Warwickshire, England) and William Robert's Visitor, Jane (born 1817 in Westmorland, England).


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William Robert Clarke's household

Male

William Robert

Clarke

Head
Female

Sarah

Clarke

Wife
Male

George R

Clarke

Son
Male

William S

Clarke

Son
Female

Minnie

Clarke

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Clarke

Son
Male

Thomas N

Clarke

Son
Female

Ellen Selina

Kelly

Servant
Female

Jane

Skellorn Or Skellorton

Visitor
First name(s) William Robert
Last name Clarke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bedfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Robert

Clarke

Head

Married

39

1842

Bedfordshire, England

Sarah

Clarke

Wife

Married

37

1844

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George R

Clarke

Son

Single

12

1869

Middleton, Lancashire, England

William S

Clarke

Son

Single

11

1870

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Clarke

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Clarke

Son

Single

8

1873

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Thomas N

Clarke

Son

Single

4

1877

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Ellen Selina

Kelly

Servant

Single

30

1851

Hanchurch, Warwickshire, England

Jane

Skellorn Or Skellorton

Visitor

Widow

64

1817

Westmorland, England

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