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Household of Matthew Robertson (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Monkland (Western), 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.

Matthew Robertson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Robertson, born in 1823 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Robertson, born in 1825 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1862 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1867 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Granddaughter, Jane Robertson, born in 1869 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Robertson's household

Male

Matthew

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary

Robertson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Son
Male

Andrew

Robertson

Son
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane

Robertson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Robertson

Head

Married

58

1823

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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