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Household of Robert H Whitson (born 1819, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Robert H Whitson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert H Whitson, born in 1819 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert H was the head of the household, married to Janet Whitson, born in 1838 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert H (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert H's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Wood, born in 1798 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Robert H Whitson's household

Male

Robert H

Whitson

Head
Female

Janet

Whitson

Wife
Female

Maggie

Whitson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Whitson

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Whitson

Son
Male

James

Whitson

Son
Female

Mary

Whitson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Whitson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wood

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert H
Last name Whitson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert H

Whitson

Head

Married

62

1819

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Whitson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie

Whitson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Whitson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert H

Whitson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Whitson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Whitson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Whitson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wood

Mother-In-Law

Widow

83

1798

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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