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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fowlis Easter, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Anderson, born in 1841 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Anderson, born in 1851 in England. They had 3 children; Joseph L (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland), David A (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann Y (born 1880 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Wife
Male

Joseph L

Anderson

Son
Male

David A

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary Ann Y

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Lamb

Servant
Female

Mary

Grant

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

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Wife

Married

30

1851

England

Joseph L

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

David A

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Ann Y

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Lamb

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Tealing, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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