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Household of George Anderson (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

George Anderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Anderson, born in 1837 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Marjory (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Nephew, James Gallaway, born in 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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George Anderson's household

Male

George

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Georgina

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Gallaway

Nephew
First name(s) George
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Anderson

Head

Married

44

1837

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marjory

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Gallaway

Nephew

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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