Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Anderson (born 1840, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1840 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1840 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Christian (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Christian (born 1831 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Margaret (born 1859 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Christian

Beacon

Boarder
Female

Christian

Alln

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Gibson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

41

1840

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Beacon

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Alln

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gibson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Anderson in Old Machar in 1881, and follow the Anderson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Anderson

We’ve found James Anderson in 1260 family trees. Find out more about James Anderson's household and view the Anderson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census