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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Meldrum, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Anderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Anderson, born in 1841 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Anderson, born in 1841 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1869 in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Canada) and Elsie W (born 1878 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, John (born 1868 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Robert (born 1857 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen

Anderson

Wife
Male

John

Hardie

-
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elsie W

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Aberdin

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Anderson

Head

Married

40

1841

Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Hardie

-

-

13

1868

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Daviot, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Canada

Elsie W

Anderson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Aberdin

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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