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Household of Robert Scot Skirving (born 1825, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Scot Skirving and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Scot Skirving, born in 1825 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Robert Scot was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Leila (born 1855 in Maddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1860 in Maddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Archibald Scot (born 1869 in Maddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Scot's Servant, Mary (born 1835 in Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Robert Scot's Servant, Helen (born 1855 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Robert Scot's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Robert Scot Skirving's household

Male

Robert Scot

Skirving

Head
Female

Leila

Skirving

Daughter
Male

Robert

Skirving

Son
Male

Archibald Scot

Skirving

Son
Female

Mary

Rae

Servant
Female

Helen

Miller

Servant
Female

Jane

Forsyth

Servant
First name(s) Robert Scot
Last name Skirving
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Scot

Skirving

Head

Widower

56

1825

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Leila

Skirving

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Maddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Skirving

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Maddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Archibald Scot

Skirving

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Maddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Rae

Servant

Unmarried

46

1835

Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Helen

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Forsyth

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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