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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Anderson, born in 1843 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1842 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret M (born 1877 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane A (born 1880 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Morrison, born in 1797 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret M

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Morrison

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Anderson

Head

Married

38

1843

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret M

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane A

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Morrison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

84

1797

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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