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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blair Athole, Perthshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Anderson, born in 1851 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Anderson, born in 1854 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland), Michel M (born 1879 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Archibald (born 1856 in Turriff, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Betsy (born 1857 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Jessie (born 1880 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen

Anderson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Janet

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Michel M

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Archibald

King

Boarder
Female

Betsy

King

Boarder
Female

Jessie

King

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Anderson

Head

Married

30

1851

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Moulin, Perthshire, Scotland

Michel M

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Archibald

King

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Turriff, Banffshire, Scotland

Betsy

King

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

King

Boarder

-

1

1880

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

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