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Household of William Robertson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, 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 1826 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Robertson, born in 1828 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Cults, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Wife
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Corstorphine

Servant
Female

Jane

Leighton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

55

1826

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Robertson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Corstorphine

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cults, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Leighton

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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