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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1836, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Livingstone, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1836 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Grace Anderson, born in 1836 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1865 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Grace (born 1870 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, George Young, born in 1848 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Grace

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Anderson

Daughter
Male

George

Young

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Anderson

Head

Married

45

1836

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Grace

Anderson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Grace

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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