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Household of James Anderson (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1842 in Percy Main, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Anderson, born in 1845 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Chirton, Northumberland, England), James (born 1868 in Chirton, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Chirton, Northumberland, England), Maria (born 1873 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1875 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Dorothy A (born 1876 in Wylam, Durham, England), Jane H (born 1878 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and John (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother In Law, Joseph Simpson, born in 1842 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Ann

Anderson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Female

Maria

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Female

Dorothy A

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane H

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Joseph

Simpson

Brother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Percy Main, Northumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Percy Main, Northumberland, England

Ann

Anderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Anderson

Son

Single

15

1866

Chirton, Northumberland, England

James

Anderson

Son

Single

13

1868

Chirton, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Anderson

Son

Single

10

1871

Chirton, Northumberland, England

Maria

Anderson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Robert

Anderson

Son

Single

6

1875

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Dorothy A

Anderson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wylam, Durham, England

Jane H

Anderson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

North Shields, Northumberland, England

John

Anderson

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph

Simpson

Brother In Law

Widower

39

1842

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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