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Household of John Robertson (born 1845, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grange, Banffshire, 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 Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1845 in Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Robertson, born in 1849 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Joseph (born 1862 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, William (born 1858 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary

Robertson

Wife
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Merson

Servant
Female

Mary

Phimister

Servant
Male

William

Gibb

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

36

1845

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Joseph

Merson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Phimister

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gibb

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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