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Household of David Robertson (born 1854, Shetland Islands)

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.

David Robertson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Robertson, born in 1854 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were David's Mother, Susan (born 1812 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), David's Brother, Robert J (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), David's Niece, Susan (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), David's Nephew, David (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Magnus D (born 1864 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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David Robertson's household

Male

David

Robertson

Head
Female

Susan

Robertson

Mother
Male

Robert J

Robertson

Brother
Female

Susan

Henderson

Niece
Male

David

Henderson

Nephew
Male

Magnus D

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Robertson

Head

Unmarried

27

1854

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Susan

Robertson

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert J

Robertson

Brother

Unmarried

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Susan

Henderson

Niece

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

David

Henderson

Nephew

-

9

1872

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Magnus D

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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