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Household of William Robertson (born 1827, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Robertson, born in 1827 in Govan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bethia Robertson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mure (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James B (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William C (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert J (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John K (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1851 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Robertson's household

Male

William

Robertson

Head
Female

Bethia

Robertson

Wife
Male

Mure

Robertson

Son
Male

James B

Robertson

Son
Male

William C

Robertson

Son
Male

Robert J

Robertson

Son
Male

John K

Robertson

Son
Female

Margaret

McLachlan

Servant
Female

Mary

Kirkland

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Irvine

Servant
Female

Isabella

Watson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Robertson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Robertson

Head

Married

54

1827

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bethia

Robertson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mure

Robertson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James B

Robertson

Son

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William C

Robertson

Son

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert J

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John K

Robertson

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLachlan

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kirkland

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Irvine

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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