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Household of Thomas Robertson (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Thomas Robertson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Robertson, born in 1841 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Robertson, born in 1847 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Appelina (born 1871 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Walter (born 1877 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother, Appelina (born 1812 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Agnes (born 1857 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Robertson's household

Male

Thomas

Robertson

Head
Female

Agnes

Robertson

Wife
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Appelina

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Male

Walter

Robertson

Son
Female

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Appelina

Dickson

Mother
Female

Agnes

Elliot

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Robertson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Robertson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Appelina

Robertson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

6

1875

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Walter

Robertson

Son

-

4

1877

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Appelina

Dickson

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

Elliot

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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