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Household of John McRobert (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

John McRobert and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McRobert, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McRobert, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Edward C (born 1878 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Violet G (born 1880 in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1862 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John McRobert's household

Male

John

McRobert

Head
Female

Margaret

McRobert

Wife
Female

Margaret

McRobert

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McRobert

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McRobert

Daughter
Male

Edward C

McRobert

Son
Female

Violet G

McRobert

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McRiag

Boarder
Female

Margaret

McRiag

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McRobert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McRobert

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McRobert

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McRobert

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

McRobert

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

McRobert

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward C

McRobert

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Violet G

McRobert

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McRiag

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

McRiag

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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