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Household of Robert Story (born 1831, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Story and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Story, born in 1831 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Elisabeth (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Stewart S (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Daniel (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Herbert (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Gilbert (born 1876 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland) and Colin (born 1877 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Margaret W Smith, born in 1859 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Robert Story's household

Male

Robert

Story

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Story

Daughter
Male

Robert

Story

Son
Female

Mary

Story

Daughter
Male

Stewart S

Story

Son
Male

Daniel

Story

Son
Male

Herbert

Story

Son
Male

Gilbert

Story

Son
Male

Colin

Story

Son
Female

Margaret W

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Story
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Story

Head

Widower

50

1831

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Story

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Story

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Story

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Stewart S

Story

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Story

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Herbert

Story

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Gilbert

Story

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Colin

Story

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret W

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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