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Household of William Robson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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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 Robson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Robson, born in 1835 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Joan, born 1876 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1861 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William's Step Daughter, Georgina (born 1867 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and William's Step Daughter, Grace (born 1870 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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William Robson's household

Male

William

Robson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Robson

Wife
Female

Joan

Robson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harvey

Step Daughter
Female

Maggie

Harvey

Step Daughter
Female

Georgina

Harvey

Step Daughter
Female

Grace

Harvey

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Robson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Canada

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robson

Head

Married

45

1836

Canada

Elizabeth

Robson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Joan

Robson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Harvey

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Harvey

Step Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Georgina

Harvey

Step Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Grace

Harvey

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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