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Household of James Robertson (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Robertson, born in 1842 in , consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Robertson, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1864 in Ireland), Alexander (born 1866 in Ireland), Matilda (born 1868 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Ireland), Lizzy (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Conner, born in 1842 in Ireland.


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James Robertson's household

Male

James

Robertson

Head
Female

Isabella

Robertson

Wife
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Son
Female

Matilda

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Isabella

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Lizzy

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Robertson

Son
Female

Martha

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Conner

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Robertson

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Isabella

Robertson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Alexander

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ireland

Matilda

Robertson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

11

1870

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Robertson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Ireland

Lizzy

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Robertson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Conner

Boarder

Unmarried

39

1842

Ireland

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