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Household of Robert Black (born 1838, 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.

Robert Black and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Black, born in 1838 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Black, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Rachel (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1877 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Margaret Fisher, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Black's household

Male

Robert

Black

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Black

Wife
Female

Rachel

Black

Daughter
Female

Jane

Black

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Black

Daughter
Female

Robina

Black

Daughter
Male

Robert

Black

Son
Female

Mary

Black

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fisher

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Black

Head

Married

43

1838

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Black

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Black

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Black

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Black

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robina

Black

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Black

Son

-

2

1879

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Black

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fisher

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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