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Household of Robert Melrose (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Melrose and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Melrose, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Melrose, born in 1841 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaretta (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, James (born 1868 in Jamaica, West Indies) and Robert's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in England).


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Robert Melrose's household

Male

Robert

Melrose

Head
Female

Margaret

Melrose

Wife
Male

William

Melrose

Son
Male

Robert

Melrose

Son
Female

Margaretta

Melrose

Daughter
Male

James

Riley

Boarder
Female

Helen

Welsh

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Melrose
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Melrose

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Melrose

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Melrose

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Melrose

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaretta

Melrose

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Riley

Boarder

-

13

1868

Jamaica, West Indies

Helen

Welsh

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

England

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