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Household of William Robertson (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1842 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Robertson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1879 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Wife
Female

Janet

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Female

Marion

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Grace

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

39

1842

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Robertson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Robertson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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