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Household of William Robertson (born 1839, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1839 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Robertson, born in 1841 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1878 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1869 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William's Servant, Christina (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Servant, Daniel (born 1865 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Jessie

Robertson

Wife
Male

James

Robertson

Son
Female

Jane

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Robertson

Son
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Whyte

Servant
Female

Christina

Webster

Servant
Male

Daniel

Gibson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

42

1839

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Robertson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Robertson

Son

-

10

1871

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

12

1869

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Whyte

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Gibson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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