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Household of Charles Anderson (born 1849, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, Orkney, 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.

Charles Anderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Anderson, born in 1849 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1853 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas K (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1830 in Orkney, Scotland) and Charles's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Charles Anderson's household

Male

Charles

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Male

Charles

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas K

Anderson

Son
Female

Isabella

Russell

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Bews

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Charles
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Anderson

Head

Married

32

1849

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Orkney, Scotland

Charles

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Thomas K

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Russell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

51

1830

Orkney, Scotland

William

Bews

Brother-In-Law

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

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