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Household of John Robertson (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Robertson, born in 1827 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1871 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Ellen

Robertson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
Male

David

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Robertson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Ellen

Robertson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

Single

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Robertson

Son

Single

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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