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Household of William Robertson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 1838 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Robertson, born in 1840 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1866 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland) and Julia (born 1873 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Eunie (born 1861 in Oakley, Fife, Scotland) and William's Lodger, John (born 1840 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Robertson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Julia

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Eunie

Finlayson

Servant
Male

John

Anderson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
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

43

1838

Fife, Scotland

Mary Ann

Robertson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Mary Ann

Robertson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

-

13

1868

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

10

1871

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Julia

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Fife, Scotland

Eunie

Finlayson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Oakley, Fife, Scotland

John

Anderson

Lodger

Unmarried

41

1840

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

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