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Household of John Robertson (born 1840, Perthshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1840 in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine B Robertson, born in 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1866 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1868 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Son, Fredrick Keay, born in 1877 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Catherine B

Robertson

Wife
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Male

Fredrick

Keay

Adopted Son
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

41

1840

Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine B

Robertson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

15

1866

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

13

1868

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Fredrick

Keay

Adopted Son

-

4

1877

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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