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Household of William Robertson (born 1818, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1818 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Eliza (born 1827 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1824 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1850 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William's Servant, Isabella (born 1854 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Eliza

Robertson

Sister
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Servant
Female

Catherine

Fraser

Servant
Female

Isabella

Dean

Servant
Female

Margaret

Knox

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Unmarried

63

1818

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Robertson

Sister

Unmarried

54

1827

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

57

1824

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Catherine

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Dean

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

Knox

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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