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Household of Alexander Robertson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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.

Alexander Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Robertson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Robertson, born in 1852 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Joseph Wilson (born 1872 in Durham, England), Ann (born 1873 in Durham, England), Mary Eliz (born 1876 in Durham, England), Lily (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Edith Strowen (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Martha Green, born in 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Alexander Robertson's household

Male

Alexander

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Robertson

Wife
Male

Joseph Wilson

Robertson

Son
Female

Ann

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary Eliz

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Lily

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Edith Strowen

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Green

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Robertson

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Robertson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Durham, England

Joseph Wilson

Robertson

Son

Single

9

1872

Durham, England

Ann

Robertson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Mary Eliz

Robertson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Lily

Robertson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Edith Strowen

Robertson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Martha

Green

Servant

Single

22

1859

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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