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Household of William Robertson (born 1850, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1850 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Robertson, born in 1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1872 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Barbara (born 1874 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1876 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandfather, William Edmonston, born in 1802 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Mary

Robertson

Wife
Male

George

Robertson

Son
Female

Barbara

Robertson

Daughter
Male

John

Robertson

Son
Male

Alexander

Robertson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter
Male

William

Edmonston

Grandfather
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

31

1850

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Robertson

Son

-

9

1872

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Barbara

Robertson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Robertson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Edmonston

Grandfather

Widower

79

1802

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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