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Household of Robert Somerville (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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 Somerville and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Somerville, born in 1829 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Anne Jane Somerville, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Anne U (born 1875 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles W (born 1878 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), James A (born 1880 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Hugh C (born 1881 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Isabella (born 1863 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Somerville's household

Male

Robert

Somerville

Head
Female

Anne Jane

Somerville

Wife
Female

Anne U

Somerville

Daughter
Male

Robert

Somerville

Son
Male

Charles W

Somerville

Son
Male

James A

Somerville

Son
Male

Hugh C

Somerville

Son
Female

Jane

Duncanson

Servant
Female

Isabella

Kin

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Somerville

Head

Married

52

1829

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne Jane

Somerville

Wife

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne U

Somerville

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Somerville

Son

-

4

1877

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles W

Somerville

Son

-

3

1878

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

James A

Somerville

Son

-

1

1880

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Hugh C

Somerville

Son

-

0

1881

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Duncanson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Kin

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

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