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Household of John Robertson (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 Robertson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rachel Robertson, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, David F (born 1842 in Scotland), John's Boarder Wife, Jane (born 1843 in Scotland), John's Boarder Son, David (born 1871 in Scotland), John's Boarder Daughter, Georgina (born 1869 in Scotland), John's Boarder, John D (born 1839 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), John's Boarder, Richard (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, Richard (born 1833 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Ireland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Rachel

Robertson

Wife
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Son
Male

Joseph

Robertson

Son
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Male

David F

Hovell

Boarder
Female

Jane

Hovell

Boarder Wife
Male

David

Hovell

Boarder Son
Female

Georgina

Hovell

Boarder Daughter
Male

John D

Fage

Boarder
Male

Richard

Dawson

Boarder
Male

Richard

Stanley

Boarder
Male

William

O Keeffe

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

45

1836

Scotland

Rachel

Robertson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Robertson

Son

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Robertson

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Robertson

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Robertson

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Robertson

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

David F

Hovell

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Jane

Hovell

Boarder Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

David

Hovell

Boarder Son

Single

10

1871

Scotland

Georgina

Hovell

Boarder Daughter

Single

12

1869

Scotland

John D

Fage

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Richard

Dawson

Boarder

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

Richard

Stanley

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Ireland

William

O Keeffe

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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