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Household of Robert Fothergill (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Great Ouseburn, 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.

Robert Fothergill and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Fothergill, born in 1842 in Sessay, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fothergill, born in 1846 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; A W (born 1868 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), J R (born 1870 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), T F (born 1872 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), Jane E (born 1873 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), A A (born 1874 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), G F (born 1877 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England), A E (born 1879 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England) and E A (born 1880 in Albro, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, William (born 1860 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Richard (born 1864 in Sessay, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Fothergill's household

Male

Robert

Fothergill

Head
Female

Ellen

Fothergill

Wife
Male

A W

Fothergill

Son
Male

J R

Fothergill

Son
Male

T F

Fothergill

Son
Female

Jane E

Fothergill

Daughter
Female

A A

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

G F

Fothergill

Son
Female

A E

Fothergill

Daughter
Female

E A

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

William

Young

Servant
Male

Richard

Heward

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Fothergill

Head

Married

39

1842

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Fothergill

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

A W

Fothergill

Son

Single

13

1868

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

J R

Fothergill

Son

Single

11

1870

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

T F

Fothergill

Son

Single

9

1872

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

Jane E

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

A A

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

G F

Fothergill

Son

Single

4

1877

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

A E

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

E A

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Albro, Yorkshire, England

William

Young

Servant

Single

21

1860

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Heward

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sessay, Yorkshire, England

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