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Household of William Robertson (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 1844 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane C Robertson, born in 1849 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret C T (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Annie (born 1855 in Dolphinton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Maggie A (born 1862 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Jane C

Robertson

Wife
Female

Margaret C T

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Annie

Drummond

Servant
Female

Maggie A

McCron

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

37

1844

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane C

Robertson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret C T

Robertson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Drummond

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Dolphinton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maggie A

McCron

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

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