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Household of James Robertson (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1841 in Logierait, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Robertson, born in 1844 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, David Bridges, born in 1854 in Berwickshire, Scotland.


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Jane

Robertson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
Male

David

Bridges

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

40

1841

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Wife

-

37

1844

Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Robertson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Bridges

Brother

Unmarried

27

1854

Berwickshire, Scotland

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