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Household of John Robertson (born 1833, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1833 in Aberdour, Fife, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances P A Robertson, born in 1839 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane E (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William B (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen B (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert L (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Frank (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Frederick G (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Kirkhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1866 in West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Frances P A

Robertson

Wife
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Male

George

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane E

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Male

William B

Robertson

Son
Female

Helen B

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Robert L

Robertson

Son
Male

Frank

Robertson

Son
Male

Frederick G

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane

Wood

Servant
Female

Jane

Harper

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

48

1833

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Frances P A

Robertson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane E

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William B

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen B

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert L

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frank

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frederick G

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Harper

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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