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Household of John Robertson (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1844 in Crichton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Robertson, born in 1846 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1875 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ann (born 1881 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie McKinlay, born in 1866 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Jane

Robertson

Wife
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Son
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McKinlay

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

37

1844

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Son

-

4

1877

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Robertson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

McKinlay

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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