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Household of Thomas Robertson (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

Thomas Robertson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Robertson, born in 1834 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Robertson, born in 1838 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Robertson's household

Male

Thomas

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary

Robertson

Wife
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Son
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

David

Robertson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Robertson

Head

Married

47

1834

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Son

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Robertson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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