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Household of John Robertshaw (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

John Robertshaw and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertshaw, born in 1843 in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Robertshaw, born in 1843 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Emma (born 1861 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1865 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1868 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1870 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1875 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Grace (born 1881 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Betty Dugdale, born in 1822 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England.


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John Robertshaw's household

Male

John

Robertshaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Robertshaw

Wife
Female

Emma

Dugdale

Daughter
Male

James

Robertshaw

Son
Male

George

Robertshaw

Son
Male

Charles

Robertshaw

Son
Male

Ben

Robertshaw

Son
Female

Alice

Robertshaw

Daughter
Female

Grace

Robertshaw

Daughter
Female

Betty

Dugdale

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Robertshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertshaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Robertshaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Dugdale

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

James

Robertshaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

George

Robertshaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Robertshaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Robertshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Robertshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Robertshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Dugdale

Mother In Law

Single

59

1822

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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