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Household of Thomas Robson (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.

Thomas Robson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Robson, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Robson, born in 1848 in East Rainton, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Frances (born 1870 in Ferry Hill, Durham, England), William H (born 1873 in Durham, England), Robert J (born 1876 in Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1878 in Wath, Yorkshire, England) and May (born 1881 in Wath, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Susannah (born 1861 in Durham, England) and Thomas's Nephew, John W (born 1865 in Roughlee, Durham, England).


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Thomas Robson's household

Male

Thomas

Robson

Head
Female

Jane

Robson

Wife
Female

Frances

Robson

Daughter
Male

William H

Robson

Son
Male

Robert J

Robson

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Robson

Daughter
Female

May

Robson

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Ridley

Niece
Male

John W

Westgarth

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Robson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Robson

Head

Married

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Robson

Wife

Married

33

1848

East Rainton, Durham, England

Frances

Robson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ferry Hill, Durham, England

William H

Robson

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Robert J

Robson

Son

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Robson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wath, Yorkshire, England

May

Robson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Ridley

Niece

Single

20

1861

Durham, England

John W

Westgarth

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Roughlee, Durham, England

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