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Household of James Robb (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Robb and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robb, born in 1821 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to James Robb, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Richard (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Annie (born 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Annie (born 1851 in Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Bella (born 1865 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Robb's household

Male

James

Robb

Head
Male

James

Robb

Son
Male

Walter

Robb

Son
Male

Richard

Robb

Son
Female

Annie

McPherson

Servant
Female

Annie

McDonald

Servant
Female

Bella

Cameron

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Robb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robb

Head

Married

60

1821

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Robb

Son

Unmarried

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Robb

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Robb

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Tyree, Argyllshire, Scotland

Bella

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Invernessshire, Scotland

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