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Household of Robert Ormiston (born 1840, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newbattle, 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 Ormiston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ormiston, born in 1840 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Barbra Ormiston, born in 1848 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Eliza (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbra (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Joan (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Alexander Wood, born in 1860 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Ormiston's household

Male

Robert

Ormiston

Head
Female

Barbra

Ormiston

Wife
Female

Eliza

Ormiston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Ormiston

Son
Female

Janet

Ormiston

Daughter
Female

Barbra

Ormiston

Daughter
Female

Joan

Ormiston

Daughter
Male

James

Ormiston

Son
Male

George

Ormiston

Son
Male

Alexander

Wood

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ormiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ormiston

Head

Married

41

1840

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Barbra

Ormiston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Ormiston

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Ormiston

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Ormiston

Daughter

-

10

1871

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbra

Ormiston

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Ormiston

Daughter

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ormiston

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Ormiston

Son

-

2

1879

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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