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Household of William Roby (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Roby, born in 1842 in Denbighshire, Wales. They had 3 children; William (born 1873 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Robert H (born 1875 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Albert H (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Jane Peiercl, born in 1801 in Wales, Denbighshire, Wales.


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William Roby's household

Male

William

Roby

Head
Female

Phoebe

Roby

Wife
Male

William

P Roby

Son
Male

Robert H

Roby

Son
Male

Albert H

Roby

Son
Female

Jane

Peiercl

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Roby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Manchester, 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

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Roby

Wife

Married

39

1842

Denbighshire, Wales

William

P Roby

Son

Single

8

1873

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Roby

Son

Single

6

1875

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Albert H

Roby

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Peiercl

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Wales, Denbighshire, Wales

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