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Household of Robert Postgate (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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 Postgate and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Postgate, born in 1833 in Hart, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Postgate, born in 1833 in Woodside, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Woodside, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Durham, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1871 in Durham, England), John R (born 1873 in Durham, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Durham, England) and Caroline (born 1878 in Newbottle, Durham, England).


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Robert Postgate's household

Male

Robert

Postgate

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Postgate

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Postgate

Daughter
Male

William

Postgate

Son
Female

Ellen

Postgate

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Postgate

Daughter
Male

John R

Postgate

Son
Female

Margaret

Postgate

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Postgate

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Postgate
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Hart, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Postgate

Head

Married

48

1833

Hart, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Postgate

Wife

Married

48

1833

Woodside, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Postgate

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Woodside, Durham, England

William

Postgate

Son

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Ellen

Postgate

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, England

Dorothy

Postgate

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

John R

Postgate

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Margaret

Postgate

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

Caroline

Postgate

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Newbottle, Durham, England

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