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Household of John Robertson (born 1839, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northmavine, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1839 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lillias Robertson, born in 1841 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina (born 1864 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbara (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ursula (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Peter (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alice (born 1875 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Lillias (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Andrew A (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother-In-Law, James Harrison, born in 1849 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Lillias

Robertson

Wife
Female

Christina

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Ursula

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Robertson

Son
Female

Alice

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Lillias

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Andrew A

Robertson

Son
Male

James

Harrison

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

42

1839

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Lillias

Robertson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christina

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ursula

Robertson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Peter

Robertson

Son

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alice

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Lillias

Robertson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew A

Robertson

Son

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Harrison

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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