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Household of William Roby (born 1823, 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.

William Roby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Roby, born in 1823 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ruth Roby, born in 1829 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1852 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1872 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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William Roby's household

Male

William

Roby

Head
Female

Ruth

Roby

Wife
Female

Mary

Roby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Roby

Daughter
Male

William

Roby

Son
Male

Peter

Roby

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Roby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Roby

Head

Married

58

1823

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Roby

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roby

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Roby

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Roby

Son

Single

16

1865

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Peter

Roby

Son

Single

9

1872

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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