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Household of William Roberts (born 1826, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 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 Roberts and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Roberts, born in 1826 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Clayton, born in 1833 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Walter C, born 1869 in Nettleham, Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1833 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), William's Servant, Harriett (born 1861 in Nettleham, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Boarder, Walter (born 1855 in Nottinghamshire, England).


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William Roberts's household

Male

William

Roberts

Head
Female

Mary

Clayton

Servant
Male

Walter C

Roberts

Son
Female

Harriett

Taylor

Servant
Male

Walter

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Roberts

Head

Married

55

1826

Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Clayton

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Walter C

Roberts

Son

Single

12

1869

Nettleham, Nottinghamshire, England

Harriett

Taylor

Servant

Single

20

1861

Nettleham, Nottinghamshire, England

Walter

Smith

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Nottinghamshire, England

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