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Household of James Robtson (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Robtson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robtson, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Robtson, born in 1837 in Unstone, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Fred (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James's Orphan, Stephen (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and James's Orphan, Joseph (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Robtson's household

Male

James

Robtson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Robtson

Wife
Male

Fred

Robtson

Son
Male

Joseph

Robtson

Son
Male

James

Robtson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Robtson

Daughter
Male

George

Robtson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kay

Sister In Law
Male

Stephen

Mudy

Orphan
Male

Joseph

Shaw

Orphan
First name(s) James
Last name Robtson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robtson

Head

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Robtson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Unstone, Derbyshire, England

Fred

Robtson

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Robtson

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Robtson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Robtson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Robtson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Kay

Sister In Law

Single

46

1835

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Stephen

Mudy

Orphan

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shaw

Orphan

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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