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Household of William Robertson (born 1800, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stobhill, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1800 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Robertson, born in 1854 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, James (born 1866 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Step Son, Richard (born 1870 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William's -, Robert (born 1857 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Edward (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Janet

Robertson

Wife
Male

James

Cornwall

Step Son
Male

Richard

Cornwall

Step Son
Female

Mary

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

Robert

Scott

-
Male

Edward

Orr

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 81
Birth year 1800
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

81

1800

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Cornwall

Step Son

-

15

1866

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

Cornwall

Step Son

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

1

1880

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Scott

-

Unmarried

24

1857

Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

Edward

Orr

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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