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Household of William H Robertson (born 1840, Derbyshire)

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.

William H Robertson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Robertson, born in 1840 in Buxton, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Frances H Robertson, born in 1844 in Northamptonshire, England. They had 3 children; Norman (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England), Hilda (born 1877 in Durham, Durham, England) and Archibald H (born 1879 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Boarder, Alfred E (born 1858 in Northumberland, England), William H's Cook, Catherine (born 1840 in Cassop, Durham, England), William H's Housemaid, Elizabeth A (born 1863 in Durham, Durham, England) and William H's Nurse, Margaret I (born 1862 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William H Robertson's household

Male

William H

Robertson

Head
Female

Frances H

Robertson

Wife
Male

Norman

Robertson

Son
Female

Hilda

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Archibald H

Robertson

Son
Male

Alfred E

Henderson

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Temple

Cook
Female

Elizabeth A

Snowdon

Housemaid
Female

Margaret I

Smith

Nurse
First name(s) William H
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Robertson

Head

Married

41

1840

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

Frances H

Robertson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Northamptonshire, England

Norman

Robertson

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

Hilda

Robertson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Durham, Durham, England

Archibald H

Robertson

Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, Durham, England

Alfred E

Henderson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Northumberland, England

Catherine

Temple

Cook

Single

41

1840

Cassop, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Snowdon

Housemaid

Single

18

1863

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret I

Smith

Nurse

Single

19

1862

Durham, Durham, England

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