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Household of John Robison (born 1827, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, 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 Robison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robison, born in 1827 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Robison, born in 1831 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1860 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Wilhelmina Harkness, born in 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Robison's household

Male

John

Robison

Head
Female

Margaret

Robison

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Robison

Daughter
Female

Anne

Robison

Daughter
Female

Janet

Robison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robison

Daughter
Male

John

Robison

Son
Female

Wilhelmina

Harkness

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Robison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robison

Head

Married

54

1827

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robison

Wife

Married

50

1831

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robison

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Anne

Robison

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Robison

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robison

Daughter

-

12

1869

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Robison

Son

-

10

1871

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Harkness

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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