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Household of Robert McVitie (born 1810, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 McVitie and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McVitie, born in 1810 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Jane G (born 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine M (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Helen Macdonald, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert McVitie's household

Male

Robert

McVitie

Head
Female

Jane G

McVitie

Daughter
Male

Robert

McVitie

Son
Female

Catherine M

McVitie

Daughter
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name McVitie
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McVitie

Head

Widower

71

1810

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane G

McVitie

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McVitie

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine M

McVitie

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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