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Household of Robert Hay (born 1824, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 Hay and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Hay, born in 1824 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Hay, born in 1823 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1854 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1858 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Sarah Shaw, born in 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Hay's household

Male

Robert

Hay

Head
Female

Janet

Hay

Wife
Male

William

Hay

Son
Male

Robert

Hay

Son
Female

Margaret A

Hay

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shaw

Servant
Male

Matthew

Hay

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Hay

Head

Married

57

1824

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Hay

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Hay

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Hay

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Hay

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Hay

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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