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Household of Archibald Robertson (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

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.

Archibald Robertson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Robertson, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Archibald was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Catherine Miller (born 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Rachael (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Nephew, Claud (born 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Archibald's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Archibald Robertson's household

Male

Archibald

Robertson

Head
Female

Catherine Miller

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Claud

Laing

Nephew
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Rachael

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Millar

Granddaughter
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Robertson

Head

Widower

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Miller

Robertson

Daughter

Widow

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Claud

Laing

Nephew

Unmarried

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachael

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Millar

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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