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Household of Alexander Anderson (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Anderson, born in 1856 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1849 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1874 in Ireland), Maggie (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father, Arthur Anderson, born in 1811 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Anderson's household

Male

Alexander

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Anderson

Son
Male

Arthur

Anderson

Father
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Anderson

Head

Married

25

1856

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Ireland

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Anderson

Father

Widower

70

1811

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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