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Household of Robert Neilson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 Neilson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Neilson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Betsy Neilson, born in 1853 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, Malcolm Walker, born in 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Robert Neilson's household

Male

Robert

Neilson

Head
Female

Betsy

Neilson

Wife
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Male

Robert

Neilson

Son
Male

Malcolm

Walker

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Neilson

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Neilson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Neilson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Walker

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

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