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Household of Robert Penman (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, 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 Penman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Penman, born in 1825 in Newbattle, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Lowson Penman, born in 1828 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Charles Morton (born 1871 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1857 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Jane (born 1839 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Penman's household

Male

Robert

Penman

Head
Female

Mary Lowson

Penman

Wife
Male

Charles Morton

Penman

Son
Female

Jane

Penman

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rose

Boarder
Male

William

Hutcheon

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Penman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Penman

Head

Married

56

1825

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Lowson

Penman

Wife

Married

53

1828

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles Morton

Penman

Son

-

10

1871

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Penman

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Rose

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

William

Hutcheon

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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