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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1853, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 1853 in Kincardine, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1854 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Daniel Jane (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Christinia Sharp (born 1880 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1870 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1859 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Male

Daniel Jane

Anderson

Son
Male

Andrew

Anderson

Son
Female

Christinia Sharp

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Young

Sister-In-Law
Male

David

Thorenton

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Anderson

Head

Married

28

1853

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Daniel Jane

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Andrew

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christinia Sharp

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Young

Sister-In-Law

-

11

1870

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

David

Thorenton

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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