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Household of William Robertson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Robertson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1868 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1859 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Annie

Robertson

Wife
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Robertson

Son
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Houston

Servant
Female

Annie

Monchin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Robertson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Annie

Robertson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Robertson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Houston

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Monchin

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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