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Household of Robert Colquhoun (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, Renfrewshire, 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 Colquhoun and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Colquhoun, born in 1837 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Colquhoun, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, George Mathieson, born in 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Colquhoun's household

Male

Robert

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Eliza

Colquhoun

Wife
Male

Charles

Colquhoun

Son
Male

Robert

Colquhoun

Son
Male

Hugh

Colquhoun

Son
Male

George

Mathieson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Colquhoun

Head

Married

44

1837

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Mathieson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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