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Household of James Robbie (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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.

James Robbie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robbie, born in 1845 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lillias Robbie, born in 1846 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), William A (born 1872 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert G (born 1876 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Colin C (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary L (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Niece, Mary L (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Robbie's household

Male

James

Robbie

Head
Female

Lillias

Robbie

Wife
Male

James

Robbie

Son
Male

William A

Robbie

Son
Male

Robert G

Robbie

Son
Male

Colin C

Robbie

Son
Female

Mary L

Robbie

Daughter
Female

Christina

Glencorse

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary L

Glencorse

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Robbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robbie

Head

Married

36

1845

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lillias

Robbie

Wife

Married

35

1846

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Robbie

Son

-

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

William A

Robbie

Son

-

9

1872

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert G

Robbie

Son

-

5

1876

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Colin C

Robbie

Son

-

3

1878

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary L

Robbie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Glencorse

Sister-In-Law

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary L

Glencorse

Niece

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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