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Household of David Robertson Sr (born 1810, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Sr and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Robertson Sr, born in 1810 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; David (born 1836 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Richard (born 1839 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Daughter-In-Law, Euphemia (born 1851 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), David's Granddaughter, Margaret S (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Grandson, David S (born 1880 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David's Servant, Jessie (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Servant, Grace H (born 1868 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Granddaughter, Euphemia L (born 1881 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Robertson Sr's household

Male

David

Robertson Sr

Head
Male

David

Robertson Jr

Son
Male

Richard

Robertson

Son
Female

Euphemia

Robertson

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Margaret S

Robertson

Granddaughter
Male

David S

Robertson

Grandson
Female

Ann

Dickson

Servant
Female

Jessie

Shiels

Servant
Female

Grace H

Wilson

Servant
Female

Euphemia L

Robertson

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Robertson Sr
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Robertson Sr

Head

Widower

71

1810

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Robertson Jr

Son

Married

45

1836

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

42

1839

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Robertson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Robertson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David S

Robertson

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Dickson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Shiels

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace H

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia L

Robertson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

0

1881

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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