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Household of William Robertson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1838 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Robertson, born in 1838 in Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Alfred J Edwards, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Wife
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

George

Robertson

Son
Female

Edith

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Robertson

Son
Male

Alfred J

Edwards

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George

Robertson

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Robertson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Robertson

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred J

Edwards

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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