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Household of John Robertson (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1821 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Robertson, born in 1830 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Isabella (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ellen (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, James (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, David (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Grandson, Robert (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Male

David

Robertson

Son
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James

Forsyth

Nephew
Male

David

Hutchison

Grandson
Male

Robert

Hutchison

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

60

1821

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Robertson

Daughter

Widow

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

Widower

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Forsyth

Nephew

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Hutchison

Grandson

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Hutchison

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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