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Household of John Robertson (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robertson, born in 1839 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Robertson, born in 1818 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Margery Stewart (born 1853 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Ann Groves Hay, born in 1849 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Robertson's household

Male

John

Robertson

Head
Female

Jane

Robertson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Ann Groves

Hay

Step Daughter
Female

Margery Stewart

Robertson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robertson

Head

Married

42

1839

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

Ann Groves

Hay

Step Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Midlothian, Scotland

Margery Stewart

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Midlothian, Scotland

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