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Household of Robert Yates (born 1836, Midlothian)

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 Yates and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Yates, born in 1836 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Yates, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robina (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, Stewart (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert's Step Daughter, Catherine (born 1867 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Robert Yates's household

Male

Robert

Yates

Head
Female

Mary

Yates

Wife
Male

Stewart

Leishman

Step Son
Female

Maggie

Leishman

Step Daughter
Female

Catherine

Leishman

Step Daughter
Female

Robina

Yates

Daughter
Male

Robert

Yates

Son
Female

Eliza

Yates

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Yates
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Yates

Head

Married

45

1836

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Yates

Wife

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Stewart

Leishman

Step Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Leishman

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Leishman

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robina

Yates

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Yates

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Yates

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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