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Household of Joseph Robertson (born 1836, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, Orkney, 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.
Joseph Robertson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Robertson, born in 1836 in Sandwick, Orkney, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Robertson, born in 1838 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; John G (born 1867 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella J (born 1871 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Davina M (born 1873 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Jane Flaws, born in 1861 in Caithness, Scotland.
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Joseph Robertson's household
Joseph
Robertson
Head
Margaret
Robertson
Wife
John G
Robertson
Son
Elizabeth
Robertson
Daughter
Isabella J
Robertson
Daughter
Davina M
Robertson
Daughter
Mary Jane
Robertson
Daughter
James
Robertson
Son
Jane
Flaws
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Robertson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Robertson | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Robertson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
John G | Robertson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Robertson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella J | Robertson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Davina M | Robertson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Robertson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Robertson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Flaws | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Caithness, Scotland |
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