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Household of James Anderson (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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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.

James Anderson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1839 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Anderson, born in 1839 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Amy H (born 1864 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), Ernest J (born 1866 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Herbert A (born 1869 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), George A (born 1873 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Beatrice (born 1875 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Ambrose C (born 1879 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Sarah Anderson, born in 1799 in Dilwyn, Herefordshire, England.


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen

Anderson

Wife
Female

Amy H

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Ernest J

Anderson

Son
Male

Herbert A

Anderson

Son
Male

George A

Anderson

Son
Female

Beatrice

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Ambrose C

Anderson

Son
Female

Sarah

Anderson

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

42

1839

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Helen

Anderson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Amy H

Anderson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Ernest J

Anderson

Son

Single

15

1866

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Herbert A

Anderson

Son

Single

12

1869

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

George A

Anderson

Son

Single

8

1873

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Beatrice

Anderson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Ambrose C

Anderson

Son

Single

2

1879

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Anderson

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Dilwyn, Herefordshire, England

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