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Household of Robert Black (born 1840, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Black, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret C Black, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Violet (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert J P (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John H (born 1881 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Ann Paterson, born in 1824 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Robert Black's household

Male

Robert

Black

Head
Female

Margaret C

Black

Wife
Female

Violet

Black

Daughter
Male

Robert J P

Black

Son
Male

John H

Black

Son
Female

Ann

Paterson

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Black

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret C

Black

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Violet

Black

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert J P

Black

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Black

Son

-

0

1881

Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Paterson

Visitor

Unmarried

57

1824

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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