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Household of William Robertson (born 1849, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stow Parish, 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 1849 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Robertson, born in 1844 in Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1870 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1878 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, George Wilson, born in 1863 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Janet

Robertson

Wife
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
Female

Helen

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Male

Thomas

Robertson

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

George

Robertson

Son
Male

George

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

32

1849

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

-

11

1870

Berwickshire, Scotland

Helen

Robertson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

8

1873

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

George

Robertson

Son

-

1

1880

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Wilson

Servant

-

18

1863

Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

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