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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1851, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 1851 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1878 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jessie (born 1822 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Anderson's household
Alexander
Anderson
Head
Elizabeth
Anderson
Wife
Jessie
Anderson
Daughter
William
Anderson
Son
Elizabeth
Anderson
Daughter
Jessie
McKay
Mother-In-Law
John
Bennet
Lodger
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Anderson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Anderson | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Anderson | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Jessie | Anderson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Anderson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Anderson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | McKay | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 59 | 1822 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
John | Bennet | Lodger | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Perthshire, Scotland |
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