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Household of Henry Robertson (born 1831, Fife)

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.

Henry Robertson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Robertson, born in 1831 in Kinghorn, Fife, consisted of 13 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Louisa A Robertson, born in 1847 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Henry (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellen D (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Louisa (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John B (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alfred (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Scott (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Johanna (born 1865 in -).


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Henry Robertson's household

Male

Henry

Robertson

Head
Female

Louisa A

Robertson

Wife
Male

Henry

Robertson

Son
Female

Ellen D

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Robertson

Son
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John B

Robertson

Son
Male

Alfred

Robertson

Son
Male

Scott

Robertson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shanks

Servant
Female

Johanna

Telford

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Robertson

Head

Married

50

1831

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Louisa A

Robertson

Wife

-

34

1847

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Henry

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen D

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Robertson

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Louisa

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John B

Robertson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alfred

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Scott

Robertson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shanks

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Johanna

Telford

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

-

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