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Household of Robert Fortune (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anstruther Easter, Fife, Scotland

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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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Fortune, born in 1844 in Earlsferry, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Fortune, born in 1842 in England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1811 in Fife, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Fortune's household

Male

Robert

Fortune

Head
Female

Janet

Fortune

Wife
Female

Janet

Rodger

Mother-In-Law
Female

Eliza

Muir

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Fortune

Head

Married

37

1844

Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Fortune

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Janet

Rodger

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Muir

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland

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