Skip to content William Roe in Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding) in the 1881 Census Details of William Roe of 21 Blackburns Yard, Whitby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding), England First name(s)
William
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
37
Birth year
1844
Occupation
Jet Ornament Maker (Lapidary) Employing 4 Men 5 Boys
Birth town
Whitby
Birth county
Yorkshire
Birth place
England
Street
21 Blackburns Yard
Town
—
Parish
Whitby
County
Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding)
Country
England
Registration district
Whitby
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
Elizabeth
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
34
Birth year
1847
Occupation
-
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
William Thos
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
17
Birth year
1864
Occupation
Painters Apprentice
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
John Henry
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
16
Birth year
1865
Occupation
Masons Apprentice
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
Jane Elizabeth
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
14
Birth year
1867
Occupation
Domestic Servant
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
Frances Mary
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
11
Birth year
1870
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
James Reynolds
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
9
Birth year
1872
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
Susanna
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
Single
Gender
Female
Age
5
Birth year
1876
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
Joseph Martin
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
3
Birth year
1878
Occupation
-
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
First name(s)
Charles Reuben
Last name
Roe
Relationship
Son
Marital status
Single
Gender
Male
Age
0
Birth year
1881
Occupation
-
Birth place
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Roe family in this 1881 Census record Includes William Roe and 9 other people Roe family summary Whitby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
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