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Household of James Robertson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Robertson, born in 1846 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John H (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ann Mann, born in 1862 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary

Robertson

Wife
Male

John H

Robertson

Son
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Ann

Mann

Servant
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John H

Robertson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Robertson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Mann

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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