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Household of James Robertson (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1840 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Robertson, born in 1840 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John H (born 1869 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William D (born 1871 in Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella Mcy (born 1873 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane Mc E (born 1874 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1876 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1845 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Margaret R (born 1846 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret H (born 1856 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Strathmiglo, Kinrossshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in Kinrossshire, Scotland).


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Wife
Male

John H

Robertson

Son
Male

William D

Robertson

Son
Female

Isabella Mcy

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane Mc E

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Dinwoodie

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret R

Paterson

Visitor
Female

Margaret H

Loutit

Servant
Female

Isabella

Fernie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Stenhouse

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

41

1840

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John H

Robertson

Son

-

12

1869

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William D

Robertson

Son

-

10

1871

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella Mcy

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Mc E

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter

-

5

1876

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter

-

1

1880

North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Dinwoodie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

36

1845

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Paterson

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Loutit

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Fernie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Strathmiglo, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stenhouse

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Kinrossshire, Scotland

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