George Robinson in Durham in the 1881 Census

Details of George Robinson of 14 Rossanna Street, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England

First name(s): George
Last name: Robinson
Relationship: Son
Marital status: Single
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Birth year: 1870
Occupation: Scholar
Birth town: Sunderland
Birth county: Durham
Birth place: England
Street: 14 Rossanna Street
Town: —
Parish: Bishop Wearmouth
County: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Sunderland

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) James	Last name Robinson	Relationship Head	Marital status Widower	Gender Male	Age 48	Birth year 1833	Occupation Ship Wright	Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England
First name(s) Alice	Last name Robinson	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Brown	Relationship Vistor	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation -	Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England
First name(s) Johanna	Last name Brown	Relationship Vistor	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation -	Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Robinson family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes George Robinson and 4 other people

Robinson family summary

NAME: George Robinson
BORN: 1870
BIRTH COUNTY: Durham
ADDRESS IN 1881: Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England