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Household of Laurence Robertson (born 1842, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lunnasting, Shetland, 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.

Laurence Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Laurence Robertson, born in 1842 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. Laurence was the head of the household, married to Catherine Robertson, born in 1842 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Laurence W (born 1873 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Tamar (born 1875 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Laurence's Step Son, Andrew Sutherland, born in 1866 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Laurence Robertson's household

Male

Laurence

Robertson

Head
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Wife
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Laurence W

Robertson

Son
Female

Tamar

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Son
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Son
Male

Andrew

Sutherland

Step Son
First name(s) Laurence
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Laurence

Robertson

Head

Married

39

1842

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence W

Robertson

Son

-

8

1873

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Tamar

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Son

-

4

1877

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Son

-

2

1879

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Sutherland

Step Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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