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Household of Robert Tranent (born 1824, Roxburghshire)

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 Tranent and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Tranent, born in 1824 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella G Tranent, born in 1837 in Dumfries, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert B (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander G (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Samuel (born 1857 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, John F (born 1863 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Dugald (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Tranent's household

Male

Robert

Tranent

Head
Female

Isabella G

Tranent

Wife
Male

Robert B

Tranent

Son
Male

Alexander G

Tranent

Son
Male

Samuel

Black

Boarder
Male

John F

Adair

Boarder
Male

William

McCreath

Boarder
Male

Dugald

McCreath

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Tranent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Tranent

Head

Married

57

1824

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella G

Tranent

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dumfries, Fife, Scotland

Robert B

Tranent

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander G

Tranent

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Samuel

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John F

Adair

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

McCreath

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Symington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Dugald

McCreath

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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