Name of “Joe Roberts” and occupation from page 3 of the biography of Joe’s brother, Ben Roberts:
“Remembered - From Ploughboy to Parliamentarian, The life and works of the Hon. Ben Roberts, Minister of Agriculture and Marketing 1943-46”.

Formal name of “Joseph Roberts”, age, place of birth, estimated year of birth, from the 1881 England Census taken on the night of 3 April 1881 for the West Derby Parish, Liverpool, found in September 2023:
House: 21 Ash St
William Roberts, Head, Married, age 41, Occupation Railway Goods Guard, Born Worthenbury North Wales [circa 1840]
Margaret Roberts, Wife, Married, age 40, Born Eccleston Lancashire England [circa 1841]
John Roberts, Son, age 11, Scholar, Born West Derby Liverpool England [circa 1870]
William Roberts, Son, age 7, Scholar, Born West Derby Liverpool England [circa 1874]
Joseph Roberts, Son, age 4, Born West Derby Liverpool England [circa 1877]
Benjamin Roberts, Son, age 1, Born West Derby Liverpool England [circa 1880]

Date and place of baptism, from the Liverpool Church of England Baptism records found in December 2023:
Parish of West Derby, Church of St Catherine, Edge Hill in the County of Lancaster
Name: Joseph Roberts
Baptism Date: 13 May 1877
Baptism Place:L St Catherine, Edge Hill, Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Father: William Roberts
Father's Occupation: Railway Servant
Mother: Margaret Roberts
Abode: Ash St

Joseph’s father has remarried as per the 1891 England Census taken on the night of 5 April 1891 for the West Derby Parish, District of St Cyprian, Liverpool, found in September 2023:
House: 67 Needham Road
William Roberts, Head, Married, age 50, Railway Brakesman, Born Flintshire, Wales [circa 1841]
Sarah Roberts, Wife, Married, age 47, Born Gateacre Liverpool West Derby Lancashire England [circa 1844]
John Roberts, Son, Single, age 21, Printer Compositor, Born Liverpool West Derby Lancashire [circa 1870]
William Roberts, Son, Single, age 17, Railway Telephone Clerk, Born Liverpool West Derby Lancashire [circa 1874]
Joseph Roberts, Son, age 14, Chemists Messenger Born Liverpool West Derby Lancashire [circa 1877]
Benjamin Roberts, Son, age 11 Born Liverpool West Derby Lancashire [circa 1880]
Janet B Marsh, Daughter [of Sarah], age 18, Dressmakers apprentice, Born Liverpool West Derby Lancashire [circa 1873]
Frank L Marsh, Son [of Sarah], age 16, Stone moulders Apprentice, Born Liverpool West Derby Lancashire [circa 1875]
Arthur R Marsh, Grandson [of Sarah], age 9/12 Born Liverpool West Derby Lancashire [circa 1890]

New half-brother, Arthur, from the 1901 England Census taken on the night of 31 March 1901 for the West Derby Parish, Liverpool, Lancashire, England found in December 2023:
Address: 67 Needham Rd
William Roberts, Head, Married, age 61, Railway Guard, worker, Born Hanmer, Flintshire, Wales [circa 1840]
Sarah Roberts, Wife, Married, age 57, Born Childwall, Lancashire, England [circa 1844]
Joseph Roberts, Son, Single, age 24, Town Postman, worker, Born Liverpool, Lancashire, England [circa 1877]
Arthur Roberts, Son, Single, age 10, Born Liverpool, Lancashire, England [circa 1891]

Exact date and place of birth found in Birth Record received from the "General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales" in January 2024. Please see PDF for copy.
Name: Joseph Roberts
When Born: 27 March 1877 at 21 Ash Street [West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England]
Name of Father: William Roberts
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: Margaret Roberts, formerly Beesley
Rank or Profession of Father: Shunter
Informant: W Roberts, Father, 21 Ash Street, West Derby