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Household of Robert Blackstock (born 1828, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Blackstock and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Blackstock, born in 1828 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Joanna H Blackstock, born in 1841 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Flora A (born 1868 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Margaret I C (born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Joanna H (born 1871 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Christina P (born 1873 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Agnes C H (born 1875 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Robert P H (born 1879 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Janet (born 1859 in Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Blackstock's household

Male

Robert

Blackstock

Head
Female

Joanna H

Blackstock

Wife
Female

Flora A

Blackstock

Daughter
Female

Margaret I C

Blackstock

Daughter
Female

Joanna H

Blackstock

Daughter
Female

Christina P

Blackstock

Daughter
Female

Agnes C H

Blackstock

Daughter
Male

Robert P H

Blackstock

Son
Female

Janet

Henderson

Servant
Female

Margaret

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Blackstock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Blackstock

Head

Married

53

1828

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joanna H

Blackstock

Wife

Married

40

1841

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Flora A

Blackstock

Daughter

-

13

1868

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret I C

Blackstock

Daughter

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Joanna H

Blackstock

Daughter

-

10

1871

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Christina P

Blackstock

Daughter

-

8

1873

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Agnes C H

Blackstock

Daughter

-

6

1875

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert P H

Blackstock

Son

-

2

1879

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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