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Household of James Robertson (born 1851, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 Robertson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1851 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Catherine (born 1853 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Brother, Thomas (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Caithness, Scotland).


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Sister
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Brother
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Sinclair

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Unmarried

30

1851

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Sister

Unmarried

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Brother

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Caithness, Scotland

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