In the 1881 census 73 Hanover Terrace, Brighton, Sussex. Head Philip Barge, age 40, Coppersmith’s Labourer, born Swanage, Dorset. Wife Alice Barge, age 42, born Liverpool. Daughter Lucy H. Barge, age 15, domestic servant, born Brighton. Son William Barge, age 14, errand boy, born Brighton. Son Philip Barge, age 12, errand boy, born Brighton. Son Frederick Barge, age 9, scholar, born Brighton. Daughter Mary K. Barge, age 7, scholar, born Brighton. Daughter Alice Barge, age 5, scholar, born Brighton. Daughter Emily E. Barge, age 3, born Brighton. Son Harry Barge, age 5 months, born Brighton.

In the 1891 census 102 Hanover Terrace, Brighton, Sussex. Head Phillip Barge, age 51,Whitesmith, born Swanage, Dorset. Wife Alice Barge, age 53, born Liverpool, Lancashire. Son William Barge, single, age 23, brass moulder, born Brighton. Son Frederick Barge, single, age 19, coach painter, born Brighton. Daughter Lucy Heath Barge, single, age 25, dressmaker, born Brighton. Daughter Mary Kate Barge, single, age 17, laundress, born Brighton. Daughter Alice Barge, age 16, tailoress, born Brighton. Daughter Emily Eva Barge, age 12, scholar, born Brighton. Son Harry Barge, age 10, scholar, born Brighton. Son Albert Barge, age 7, scholar, born Brighton. Grandson Percival Barge, age 14 months, born Brighton.