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Household of W L Robertson (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

W L Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W L Robertson, born in 1816 in , consisted of 8 members. W L was the head of the household, married to Margaret Robertson, born in 1838 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary Helen (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England), Alice (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England), Edith (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England) and Wilhelmina (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was W L's Servant, Jane Ann Brown, born in 1864 in Durham, Durham, England.


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W L Robertson's household

Male

W L

Robertson

Head
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary Helen

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Brown

Servant
First name(s) W L
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W L

Robertson

Head

Married

65

1816

Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Margaret A

Robertson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

Mary Helen

Robertson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

Alice

Robertson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

Edith

Robertson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

Wilhelmina

Robertson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Jane Ann

Brown

Servant

Single

17

1864

Durham, Durham, England

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