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Household of Peter Robertson (born 1829, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Contin, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Peter Robertson and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Robertson, born in 1829 in Perthshire, consisted of 18 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Robertson, born in 1849 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie M (born 1874 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John C (born 1876 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Charles (born 1877 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Maggie (born 1878 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Peter D (born 1881 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Brother, Charles (born 1827 in Perthshire, Scotland), Peter's Visitor, Marjory (born 1853 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Peter's Visitor, Sarah (born 1865 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Peter's Visitor, Henry A (born 1859 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Jessie (born 1857 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Flora (born 1862 in Banffshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Maggie (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Janet (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Ann (born 1847 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, John (born 1864 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Peter Robertson's household

Male

Peter

Robertson

Head
Female

Sarah

Robertson

Wife
Female

Jessie M

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John C

Robertson

Son
Male

Charles

Robertson

Son
Female

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Peter D

Robertson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Robertson

Brother
Female

Marjory

Cameron

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Cameron

Visitor
Male

Henry A

Peddie

Visitor
Female

Jessie

Fraser

Servant
Female

Flora

McRae

Servant
Female

Maggie

McKenzie

Servant
Female

Janet

McLeod

Servant
Female

Ann

Ross

Servant
Male

John

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Robertson

Head

Married

52

1829

Perthshire, Scotland

Sarah

Robertson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie M

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John C

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Charles

Robertson

Son

-

4

1877

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Maggie

Robertson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Peter D

Robertson

Son

-

0

1881

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Sarah A

Robertson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Charles

Robertson

Brother

Unmarried

54

1827

Perthshire, Scotland

Marjory

Cameron

Visitor

Unmarried

28

1853

Invernessshire, Scotland

Sarah

Cameron

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Invernessshire, Scotland

Henry A

Peddie

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Flora

McRae

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Banffshire, Scotland

Maggie

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Ross

Servant

Married

34

1847

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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