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Household of William Robertson (born 1855, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

William Robertson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1855 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Robertson, born in 1854 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1877 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lizzie J (born 1879 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter S (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Maggie Spankie, born in 1851 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Annie

Robertson

Wife
Male

George

Robertson

Son
Female

Lizzie J

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Peter S

Robertson

Son
Female

Maggie

Spankie

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

26

1855

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Robertson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Robertson

Son

-

4

1877

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie J

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter S

Robertson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Spankie

Sister-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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