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Household of John Robertson (born 1815, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1815 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion M Robertson, born in 1833 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George (born 1848 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1849 in Ladybank, Fife, Scotland), John's Lodger, William (born 1850 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John's Lodger, William (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Archibald (born 1808 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Marion M

Robertson

Wife
Male

George

Mackay

Lodger
Male

Robert

Russel

Lodger
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Male

William

Mackie

Lodger
Male

Archibald

Shields

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

66

1815

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marion M

Robertson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

George

Mackay

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Robert

Russel

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Ladybank, Fife, Scotland

William

Smith

Lodger

Unmarried

31

1850

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Mackie

Lodger

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Shields

Lodger

Unmarried

73

1808

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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