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Household of Gilbert Anderson (born 1835, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whalsay & Skerries, Shetland, 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.

Gilbert Anderson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Anderson, born in 1835 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Helen Anderson, born in 1837 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Barbara (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Alexandrina (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Gilbert's Brother-In-Law, John Anderson, born in 1831 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Gilbert Anderson's household

Male

Gilbert

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen

Anderson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Anderson

Head

Married

46

1835

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alexandrina

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Anderson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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