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Household of William J Robson (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 J Robson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Robson, born in 1838 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Robson, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Arthur S (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Lancashire, England) and Minnie (born 1875 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Sister, Mary (born 1844 in Shangton, Leicestershire, England), William J's Servant, Mary J (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William J's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William J's Servant, Jane (born 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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William J Robson's household

Male

William J

Robson

Head
Female

Mary

Robson

Wife
Male

William H

Robson

Son
Male

Arthur S

Robson

Son
Male

Frank

Robson

Son
Female

Minnie

Robson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Robson

Sister
Female

Mary J

Pate

Servant
Female

Mary

McDougall

Servant
Female

Jane

Hesketh

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Robson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Robson

Head

Married

43

1838

Durham, England

Mary

Robson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

William H

Robson

Son

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Arthur S

Robson

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Frank

Robson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Minnie

Robson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Mary

Robson

Sister

Single

37

1844

Shangton, Leicestershire, England

Mary J

Pate

Servant

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

McDougall

Servant

Widow

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Hesketh

Servant

Widow

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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