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Household of John Robertson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 1838 in Chale, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane R Robertson, born in 1839 in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Ann L (born 1869 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Henry W (born 1871 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), Agnes R (born 1873 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Andrew (born 1861 in Milnathort, Kinrossshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Largo, Fife, Scotland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Jane R

Robertson

Wife
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Ann L

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Henry W

Robertson

Son
Female

Agnes R

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Reekie

Boarder
Male

James

Laing

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Chale, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

43

1838

Chale, Fife, Scotland

Jane R

Robertson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kilmany, Fife, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Ann L

Robertson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Henry W

Robertson

Son

-

10

1871

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Agnes R

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Reekie

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Milnathort, Kinrossshire, Scotland

James

Laing

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Largo, Fife, Scotland

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