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Household of Alexander Robertson (born 1821, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ardchattan, Argyllshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Robertson, born in 1821 in Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Neil (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1871 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and James C (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Archibald (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Hugh (born 1821 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Andrew (born 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Christina (born 1848 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Peter (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Robertson's household

Male

Alexander

Robertson

Head
Male

Neil

Robertson

Son
Male

Donald

Robertson

Son
Female

Susan

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James C

Robertson

Son
Male

Archibald

McPhail

Servant
Female

Jessie

McNiven

Servant
Male

Hugh

Fraser

Boarder
Male

Andrew

McPherson

Visitor
Female

Christina

McPherson

Visitor
Male

John

Ravens

Visitor
Male

Peter

Leas

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Robertson

Head

Widower

60

1821

Perthshire, Scotland

Neil

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Susan

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Argyllshire, Scotland

James C

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McPhail

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McNiven

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Hugh

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Andrew

McPherson

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

McPherson

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Ravens

Visitor

Unmarried

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Leas

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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