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Household of David Robertson (born 1829, Midlothian)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Robertson, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Robertson, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Josephine (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Grandson, David (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Robertson's household

Male

David

Robertson

Head
Female

Cecilia

Robertson

Wife
Male

George

Robertson

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Cecilia

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Josephine

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

David

Robertson

Son
Male

David

Robertson

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Hannan

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Robertson

Head

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia

Robertson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Robertson

Son

Married

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Cecilia

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Josephine

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Robertson

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Hannan

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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