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Household of Robert Somerville (born 1824, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Somerville, born in 1824 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Agnes (born 1852 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James C (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Somerville's household

Male

Robert

Somerville

Head
Female

Agnes

Somerville

Daughter
Male

James C

Somerville

Son
Female

Janet

Somerville

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Somerville

Son
Male

William

Somerville

Son
Male

Thomas

Somerville

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Somerville

Head

Widower

57

1824

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Somerville

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James C

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Somerville

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Somerville

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Somerville

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Somerville

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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