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Household of Robert Main (born 1836, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Main and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Main, born in 1836 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Main, born in 1837 in Kenton, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1865 in Tyne Dock, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Felling, Durham, England) and Mary C (born 1875 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Father In Law, George Rex Wardle, born in 1808 in Northumberland, England.


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Robert Main's household

Male

Robert

Main

Head
Female

Mary A

Main

Wife
Female

Alice

Main

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Main

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Main

Daughter
Male

George Rex

Wardle

Father In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Main
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Main

Head

Married

45

1836

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Main

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kenton, Northumberland, England

Alice

Main

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Tyne Dock, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Main

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Felling, Durham, England

Mary C

Main

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Jarrow, Durham, England

George Rex

Wardle

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Northumberland, England

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