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Household of James Anderson (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Anderson, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Catherine (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William (born 1870 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James D (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Charles F (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Philip H (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Jessie D (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Arthur B (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Robert H (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Mold, Flintshire, Wales) and James's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Denbighshire, Wales).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Anderson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

James D

Anderson

Son
Male

Charles F

Anderson

Son
Male

Philip H

Anderson

Son
Female

Jessie D

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Arthur B

Anderson

Son
Male

Robert H

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Davies

Servant
Female

Sarah

Jones

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

50

1831

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth S

Anderson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Anderson

Son

Single

11

1870

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James D

Anderson

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles F

Anderson

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Philip H

Anderson

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jessie D

Anderson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Arthur B

Anderson

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Robert H

Anderson

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Davies

Servant

Single

23

1858

Mold, Flintshire, Wales

Sarah

Jones

Servant

Single

18

1863

Denbighshire, Wales

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