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Household of David Robertson (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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.

David Robertson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Robertson, born in 1836 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Maggie Robertson, born in 1845 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Lizzie (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Newport, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Sister, Mary (born 1825 in Perthshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Betsy (born 1819 in Perthshire, Scotland) and David's Niece, Maggie (born 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Robertson's household

Male

David

Robertson

Head
Female

Maggie

Robertson

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Mary

Robertson

Sister
Female

Betsy

Reid

Servant
Female

Maggie

Robertson

Niece
First name(s) David
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Robertson

Head

Married

45

1836

Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Robertson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

0

1881

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Sister

Unmarried

56

1825

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Reid

Servant

Widow

62

1819

Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Robertson

Niece

Unmarried

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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