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Household of Mary Robertson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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.

Mary Robertson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Robertson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Harvey (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Mary's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary's Boarder, Thomas (born 1854 in Ireland), Mary's Boarder, Walter (born 1832 in England), Mary's Boarder, Annie (born 1824 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary's Boarder, Thomas (born 1816 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary's Boarder, Catherine (born 1850 in Newbury, Fife, Scotland) and Mary's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Newbury, Fife, Scotland).


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Mary Robertson's household

Female

Mary

Robertson

Head
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

Harvey

Robertson

Son
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Anderson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Farell

Boarder
Male

Walter

Harris

Boarder
Female

Annie

Knox

Boarder
Male

Thomas

McBay

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Duncan

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Duncan

Boarder
First name(s) Mary
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Robertson

Head

Widow

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Harvey

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Farell

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

Walter

Harris

Boarder

Married

49

1832

England

Annie

Knox

Boarder

Unmarried

57

1824

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McBay

Boarder

Married

65

1816

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Duncan

Boarder

Unmarried

31

1850

Newbury, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Duncan

Boarder

-

1

1880

Newbury, Fife, Scotland

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