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Household of Robert Cossar (born 1821, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crieff, Perthshire, 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 Cossar and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Cossar, born in 1821 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Cossar, born in 1829 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1862 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), Daniel Robertson (born 1864 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and Harriet Hernaman (born 1866 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother-In-Law, Janet (born 1801 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1839 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Brother-In-Law, Duncan (born 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Brother-In-Law, David Williamson (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Margaret Black (born 1863 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Robert's Grandson, James (born 1864 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Robert Cossar's household

Male

Robert

Cossar

Head
Female

Ann

Cossar

Wife
Female

Janet

Cossar

Daughter
Male

Daniel Robertson

Cossar

Son
Female

Harriet Hernaman

Cossar

Daughter
Female

Janet

Kemp

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Kemp

Brother-In-Law
Male

Duncan

Kemp

Brother-In-Law
Male

David Williamson

Kemp

Brother-In-Law
Female

Margaret Black

Kemp

Granddaughter
Male

James

Kemp

Grandson
First name(s) Robert
Last name Cossar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Cossar

Head

Married

60

1821

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ann

Cossar

Wife

Married

52

1829

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Cossar

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Daniel Robertson

Cossar

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Harriet Hernaman

Cossar

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Kemp

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Kemp

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Perthshire, Scotland

Duncan

Kemp

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

David Williamson

Kemp

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret Black

Kemp

Granddaughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Kemp

Grandson

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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