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Household of William Robertson (born 1811, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hillhead, 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 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Mary C (born 1841 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane B (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter P (born 1855 in Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Susanna N (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary C

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Jane B

Robertson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Robertson

Daughter
Male

Walter P

Robertson

Son
Female

Catherine

McDougall

Servant
Female

Susanna N

Forsyth

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Widower

70

1811

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane B

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Robertson

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter P

Robertson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDougall

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Susanna N

Forsyth

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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