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Household of John W Robertson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 W Robertson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Robertson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Margaret L Robertson, born in 1850 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret F (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Jardine, born in 1821 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John W Robertson's household

Male

John W

Robertson

Head
Female

Margaret L

Robertson

Wife
Male

David

Robertson

Son
Female

Margaret F

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jardine

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John W
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Robertson

Head

Married

40

1841

-

Margaret L

Robertson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Robertson

Son

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret F

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane S

Robertson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary J

Robertson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Jardine

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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