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Household of Charles B Robertson (born 1846, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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.

Charles B Robertson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles B Robertson, born in 1846 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Charles B was the head of the household, married to Margaret S Robertson, born in 1859 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Jane Wood (born 1880 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles B's Servant, William (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland), Charles B's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland) and Charles B's Servant, Alexander (born 1871 in Harraby, Orkney, Scotland).


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Charles B Robertson's household

Male

Charles B

Robertson

Head
Female

Margaret S

Robertson

Wife
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane Wood

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Harvey

Servant
Female

Mary

Firth

Servant
Male

Alexander

Cruckshanks

Servant
First name(s) Charles B
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles B

Robertson

Head

Married

35

1846

Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret S

Robertson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jane Wood

Robertson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

William

Harvey

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Firth

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Cruckshanks

Servant

-

10

1871

Harraby, Orkney, Scotland

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