Skip to content John Robertson in Aberdeenshire in the 1881 Census Details of John Robertson of 48 East North Street, St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland First name(s)
John
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Son
Marital status
—
Gender
Male
Age
1
Birth year
1880
Occupation
—
Birth town
Aberdeen
Birth county
Aberdeenshire
Birth place
Scotland
Street
48 East North Street
Town
—
Parish
St Nicholas Aberdeen
County
Aberdeenshire
Country
Scotland
Registration district
St Nicholas Aberdeen
Other household members First name(s)
Last name
Relationship
Marital status
Gender
Age
Birth year
Occupation
Birth place
First name(s)
George
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Head
Marital status
Married
Gender
Male
Age
44
Birth year
1837
Occupation
Gardener
Birth place
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Jane
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Wife
Marital status
Married
Gender
Female
Age
38
Birth year
1843
Occupation
-
Birth place
Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
First name(s)
Charles
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Son
Marital status
-
Gender
Male
Age
17
Birth year
1864
Occupation
Gardener
Birth place
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Georgina
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
-
Gender
Female
Age
13
Birth year
1868
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Isabella
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
-
Gender
Female
Age
11
Birth year
1870
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s)
George
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Son
Marital status
-
Gender
Male
Age
8
Birth year
1873
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s)
Jane
Last name
Robertson
Relationship
Daughter
Marital status
-
Gender
Female
Age
5
Birth year
1876
Occupation
Scholar
Birth place
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.
As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.
When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.
The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.
Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.
See the whole Robertson family in this 1881 Census record Includes John Robertson and 7 other people Robertson family summary St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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