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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1849, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 1849 in Kinross, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maggie -, born in 1853 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1828 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Henry (born 1865 in Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Maggie

-

Wife
Female

Isabella

-

Daughter
Female

Janet

-

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Morrison

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Smart

Boarder
Male

Henry

Clunnie

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kinross, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Anderson

Head

Married

32

1849

Kinross, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Maggie

-

Wife

Married

28

1853

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

-

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

-

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Morrison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

53

1828

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

James

Smart

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Clunnie

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Kinross, Kinrossshire, Scotland

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