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Household of Robert Campbell (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Campbell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Campbell, born in 1840 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret L Campbell, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Buchanan (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1822 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Cook, May (born 1843 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Robert's House Maid, - (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Campbell's household

Male

Robert

Campbell

Head
Female

Margaret L

Campbell

Wife
Male

Buchanan

Campbell

Son
Female

Beatrice

Campbell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hutchison

Mother-In-Law
Female

May

McLauchlan

Cook
Female

-

-

House Maid
First name(s) Robert
Last name Campbell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Campbell

Head

Married

41

1840

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret L

Campbell

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Buchanan

Campbell

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Beatrice

Campbell

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Hutchison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

May

McLauchlan

Cook

Unmarried

38

1843

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

-

-

House Maid

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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