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Household of Robert Lamb (born 1829, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Lamb and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Lamb, born in 1829 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Janet Lamb, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Anna B (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie W (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen M (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Emily (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Banffshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1861 in England) and Robert's Servant, Elsie (born 1859 in Rhynie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Robert Lamb's household

Male

Robert

Lamb

Head
Female

Janet

Lamb

Wife
Female

Anna B

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Jessie W

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Helen M

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Jane

Morrison

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Cheney

Servant
Female

Elsie

Grant

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Lamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Lamb

Head

Married

52

1829

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Lamb

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anna B

Lamb

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie W

Lamb

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen M

Lamb

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Emily

Lamb

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Cheney

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Elsie

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Rhynie, Banffshire, Scotland

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