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Household of William Robertson (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Robertson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1839 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Robertson, born in 1837 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret T (born 1862 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1864 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), James R (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas B (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane R (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Rolls, born in 1805 in Fife, Scotland.


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Jane

Robertson

Wife
Female

Margaret T

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

James R

Robertson

Son
Male

Thomas B

Robertson

Son
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane R

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rolls

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

42

1839

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Tayport, Fife, Scotland

Margaret T

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James R

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas B

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane R

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Rolls

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Fife, Scotland

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