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Household of Alexander Robertson (born 1848, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Alexander Robertson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Robertson, born in 1848 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Robertson, born in 1846 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Hay (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Robertson's household

Male

Alexander

Robertson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Hay

Robertson

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Robertson

Head

Married

33

1848

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Wife

Married

35

1846

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Hay

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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