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Household of James Robertson (born 1821, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fortingall, Perthshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1821 in Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Robertson, born in 1841 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Malcolm (born 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Christian McRae, born in 1864 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Wife
Male

Malcolm

Robertson

Son
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Christian

McRae

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

60

1821

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Son

-

8

1873

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

Christian

McRae

Servant

-

17

1864

Perthshire, Scotland

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