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Household of Robert Philson (born 1844)

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 Philson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Philson, born in 1844 in , consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Philson, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1808 in Fife, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Rachel (born 1864 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Philson's household

Male

Robert

Philson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Philson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Philson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Panton

Boarder
Female

Rachel

Nelson

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Philson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Philson

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Elizabeth

Philson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Philson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Panton

Boarder

Unmarried

73

1808

Fife, Scotland

Rachel

Nelson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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