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Household of Adam Roriston (born 1819, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.

Adam Roriston and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Roriston, born in 1819 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Roriston, born in 1832 in Denio, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert S (born 1863 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James S (born 1871 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John C (born 1875 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Servant, Mary Crichton, born in 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Adam Roriston's household

Male

Adam

Roriston

Head
Female

Cecilia

Roriston

Wife
Male

Robert S

Roriston

Son
Male

James S

Roriston

Son
Male

John C

Roriston

Son
Female

Mary

Crichton

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Roriston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Roriston

Head

Married

62

1819

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Roriston

Wife

Married

49

1832

Denio, Fife, Scotland

Robert S

Roriston

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James S

Roriston

Son

-

10

1871

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John C

Roriston

Son

-

6

1875

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Crichton

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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