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Household of John Robson (born 1805, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keir, 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 Robson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Robson, born in 1805 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Janet, born 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Robert (born 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, George (born 1878 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, James (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, Charles (born 1864 in England).


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John Robson's household

Male

John

Robson

Head
Male

Robert

Dempster

Son-In-Law
Female

Janet

Dempster

Daughter
Male

John

Dempster

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Dempster

Granddaughter
Male

George

Dempster

Grandson
Male

James

Dempster

Grandson
Male

Charles

Robson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Robson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Robson

Head

Widower

76

1805

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Dempster

Son-In-Law

Married

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Dempster

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Dempster

Grandson

-

7

1874

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dempster

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Dempster

Grandson

-

3

1878

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Dempster

Grandson

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charles

Robson

Grandson

Unmarried

17

1864

England

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