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Household of James Roberts (born 1841, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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 Roberts and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Roberts, born in 1841 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie Roberts, born in 1846 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1865 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robert W (born 1874 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Daughter, Jane Shanks, born in 1877 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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James Roberts's household

Male

James

Roberts

Head
Female

Maggie

Roberts

Wife
Male

James

Roberts

Son
Male

John

Roberts

Son
Male

Robert W

Roberts

Son
Female

Jane

Shanks

Step Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Roberts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Roberts

Head

Married

40

1841

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie

Roberts

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Roberts

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Roberts

Son

-

11

1870

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert W

Roberts

Son

-

7

1874

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Shanks

Step Daughter

-

4

1877

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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