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Household of Robert Robertson (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, Sutherland, 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 Robertson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Robertson, born in 1847 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Robertson, born in 1851 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Lizzie Helen (born 1877 in -), Johan Wilhelmina (born 1880 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland) and Robert Benj (born 1881 in Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Elspeth (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Davina (born 1865 in Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Robertson's household

Male

Robert

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary

Robertson

Wife
Female

Lizzie Helen

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Johan Wilhelmina

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Robert Benj

Robertson

Son
Female

Elspeth

Ross

Servant
Female

Davina

Macgill

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Robertson

Head

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Fife, Scotland

Lizzie Helen

Robertson

Daughter

-

4

1877

-

Johan Wilhelmina

Robertson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert Benj

Robertson

Son

-

0

1881

Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland

Elspeth

Ross

Servant

-

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

Davina

Macgill

Servant

-

16

1865

Fife, Scotland

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