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Household of Robert Mawson (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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 Mawson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Mawson, born in 1851 in Wolviston, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Mawson, born in 1855 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Agnes (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Eleanor (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1850 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Oliver G (born 1855 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Robert Mawson's household

Male

Robert

Mawson

Head
Female

Mary

Mawson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mawson

Son
Female

Agnes

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Mawson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Colvin

Boarder
Male

Oliver G

Colvin

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Mawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Wolviston, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Mawson

Head

Married

30

1851

Wolviston, Durham, England

Mary

Mawson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Durham, England

Thomas

Mawson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Agnes

Mawson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Mawson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Mawson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Eleanor

Mawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Colvin

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Oliver G

Colvin

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Sunderland, Durham, England

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