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Household of Robert Fortune (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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.

Robert Fortune and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Fortune, born in 1825 in West Rainton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Fortune, born in 1829 in Ellerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Ralph (born 1855 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Robert (born 1858 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), John (born 1860 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), William (born 1864 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Emily (born 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1871 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Robert Fortune's household

Male

Robert

Fortune

Head
Female

Mary

Fortune

Wife
Male

Ralph

Fortune

Son
Male

Robert

Fortune

Son
Male

John

Fortune

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fortune

Daughter
Male

William

Fortune

Son
Male

Alfred

Fortune

Son
Female

Emily

Fortune

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fortune

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place West Rainton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Fortune

Head

Married

56

1825

West Rainton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Fortune

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ellerton, Yorkshire, England

Ralph

Fortune

Son

Single

26

1855

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Robert

Fortune

Son

Single

23

1858

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John

Fortune

Son

Single

21

1860

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Fortune

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William

Fortune

Son

Single

17

1864

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Alfred

Fortune

Son

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Emily

Fortune

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Margaret

Fortune

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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