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Household of John Robertson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1842 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Robertson, born in 1844 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Matthew (born 1865 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James H (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Janet

Robertson

Wife
Male

Matthew

Robertson

Son
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Male

Archibald

Robertson

Son
Female

Janet

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James H

Robertson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

39

1842

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Robertson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James H

Robertson

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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