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Household of John Robb (born 1842, 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.

John Robb and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robb, born in 1842 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Robb, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Grace (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lydia (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John Alex (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Agnes (born 1830 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, David (born 1863 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jemima (born 1864 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Robb's household

Male

John

Robb

Head
Female

Janet

Robb

Wife
Female

Grace

Robb

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robb

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Robb

Daughter
Male

John Alex

Robb

Son
Female

Agnes

Fletcher

Visitor
Male

James

McInalley

Boarder
Male

David

Walker

Boarder
Female

Jemima

McKay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Robb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robb

Head

Married

39

1842

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Robb

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Robb

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robb

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lydia

Robb

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Alex

Robb

Son

Single

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Fletcher

Visitor

Widow

51

1830

Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McInalley

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Walker

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jemima

McKay

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

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