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Household of Robert Colvin (born 1811, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 Colvin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Colvin, born in 1811 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Colvin, born in 1817 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1840 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1851 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1852 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and George (born 1855 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Mary Hunter, born in 1863 in Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Robert Colvin's household

Male

Robert

Colvin

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Colvin

Wife
Male

David

Colvin

Son
Female

Mary

Colvin

Daughter
Male

William

Colvin

Son
Male

George

Colvin

Son
Female

Mary

Hunter

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Colvin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Colvin

Head

Married

70

1811

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Colvin

Wife

Married

64

1817

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Colvin

Son

Unmarried

41

1840

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Colvin

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Colvin

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Colvin

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Hunter

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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