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Household of James Robertson (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Eliza (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes C (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane Guiness, born in 1849 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Eliza

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Agnes C

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Guiness

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Widower

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Robertson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes C

Robertson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Guiness

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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