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Household of Robert Redfern (born 1843, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Redfern and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Redfern, born in 1843 in Oxton, Berwickshire, consisted of 14 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christina Redfern, born in 1844 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Grace (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1868 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Alexander (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Visitor, Edward (born 1841 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert's Visitor, James (born 1835 in -), Robert's Visitor, George (born 1848 in Ireland), Robert's Visitor, Jane (born 1852 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1880 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Redfern's household

Male

Robert

Redfern

Head
Female

Christina

Redfern

Wife
Female

Ellen

Christie

Step Daughter
Female

Grace

Redfern

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Redfern

Son
Male

William

Redfern

Son
Male

Robert

Brock

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Brock

Boarder
Male

James

Laurie

Boarder
Male

Edward

Carrigan

Visitor
Male

James

Hill

Visitor
Male

George

McLerie

Visitor
Female

Jane

McLerie

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

McLerie

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Redfern
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Redfern

Head

Married

38

1843

Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Christina

Redfern

Wife

Married

37

1844

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Christie

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Grace

Redfern

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Redfern

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Redfern

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Brock

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Brock

Boarder

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Laurie

Boarder

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Carrigan

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Hill

Visitor

Married

46

1835

-

George

McLerie

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Jane

McLerie

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McLerie

Visitor

-

1

1880

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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