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Household of Gideon Robertson (born 1838, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, Shetland, 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.

Gideon Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gideon Robertson, born in 1838 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Gideon was the head of the household, married to Margaret Robertson, born in 1831 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1863 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robina (born 1866 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ellen (born 1869 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jerome (born 1872 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Gideon's Son-In-Law, William (born 1858 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Gideon's Boarder, James (born 1881 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Gideon Robertson's household

Male

Gideon

Robertson

Head
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Wife
Male

William

Williamson

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Robina

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Jerome

Robertson

Son
Male

James

Nicolson

Boarder
First name(s) Gideon
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gideon

Robertson

Head

Married

43

1838

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Williamson

Son-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robina

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ellen

Robertson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jerome

Robertson

Son

-

9

1872

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Nicolson

Boarder

-

0

1881

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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