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Household of John Robertson (born 1829, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, Shetland, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1829 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Robertson, born in 1843 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Robert (born 1818 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Sister, Catherine (born 1822 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1866 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Janet

Robertson

Wife
Male

Robert

Robertson

Brother
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Sister
Female

Elisabeth

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

52

1829

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Brother

Unmarried

63

1818

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Sister

Unmarried

59

1822

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elisabeth

Cooper

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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