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Household of William Robertson (born 1824, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1824 in Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Robertson, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James L (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary Sunter, born in 1836 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Robertson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter
Male

James L

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sunter

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

57

1824

Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah Ann

Robertson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James L

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah Ann

Robertson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sunter

Visitor

Widow

45

1836

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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