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Household of William Robertson (born 1823, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1823 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary White Robertson, born in 1821 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary White (born 1855 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1857 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John White (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1865 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah M (born 1856 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Helen (born 1857 in Kinrossshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary White

Robertson

Wife
Female

Mary White

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

John White

Robertson

Son
Female

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Sarah M

Thomson

Servant
Female

Helen

Graham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

58

1823

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary White

Robertson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Mary White

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John White

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sarah M

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Graham

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kinrossshire, Scotland

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