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Household of John Robertson (born 1808, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tenandry, Perthshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1808 in Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Robertson, born in 1803 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alex (born 1838 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1845 in Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Alex (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Betsy (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Angus (born 1880 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1829 in Wales).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Betsy

Robertson

Wife
Male

Alex

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Alex

McDonald

Son-In-Law
Female

Grace

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Forbes

Granddaughter
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Granddaughter
Male

Angus

McDonald

Grandson
Male

James

Morgan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

73

1808

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Robertson

Wife

Married

78

1803

Perthshire, Scotland

Alex

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

43

1838

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

Alex

McDonald

Son-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

McDonald

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Forbes

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Angus

McDonald

Grandson

-

1

1880

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Morgan

Servant

Unmarried

52

1829

Wales

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