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Household of James Robertson (born 1840, Caithness)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1840 in Alyth, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Robertson, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1866 in Syria), Margaret W (born 1870 in Syria) and Lilias (born 1873 in Syria).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Camilla (born 1816 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Isabella C (born 1869 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Emma E (born 1872 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in -) and James's Servant, Marie (born 1862 in -).


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Wife
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Margaret W

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Lilias

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Camilla

Martin

Mother-In-Law
Female

Isabella C

Gentles

Visitor
Female

Emma E

Gentles

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Fraser

Servant
Female

Marie

Richter

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

41

1840

Alyth, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

15

1866

Syria

Margaret W

Robertson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Syria

Lilias

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Syria

Camilla

Martin

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella C

Gentles

Visitor

-

12

1869

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Emma E

Gentles

Visitor

-

9

1872

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Jessie

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

-

Marie

Richter

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

-

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