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Household of Robert Oliver (born 1837, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Oliver and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Oliver, born in 1837 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Oliver, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Barbra M (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes S (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1870 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister, Amelia M (born 1847 in Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Visitor, George (born 1860 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Martin (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Oliver's household

Male

Robert

Oliver

Head
Female

Isabella

Oliver

Wife
Female

Barbra M

Oliver

Daughter
Female

Agnes S

Oliver

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Oliver

Son
Female

Amelia M

Scott

Sister
Male

George

McKeller

Visitor
Male

Martin

Muir

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Oliver

Head

Married

44

1837

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Oliver

Wife

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbra M

Oliver

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes S

Oliver

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert A

Oliver

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Amelia M

Scott

Sister

Unmarried

34

1847

Midlothian, Scotland

George

McKeller

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Midlothian, Scotland

Martin

Muir

Visitor

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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