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Household of James Robertson (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1836 in Kilconquhar, Fife, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Robertson, born in 1850 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Samuel (born 1877 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1879 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Mary Gray (born 1874 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Grandfather, Alexander (born 1805 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland).


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Christina

Robertson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Son
Female

Mary Gray

Robertson

Step Daughter
Male

Samuel

Robertson

Son
Male

Charles

Robertson

Son
Male

David

Robertson

Son
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Grandfather
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

45

1836

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Robertson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Gray

Robertson

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Samuel

Robertson

Son

-

4

1877

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Robertson

Son

-

2

1879

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Robertson

Son

-

1

1880

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Grandfather

Married

76

1805

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

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