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Household of James Anderson (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Peter (born 1876 in Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1846 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Charles (born 1866 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Elspet

Anderson

Daughter
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

Peter

Strachan

Boarder
Female

Jane

Duncan

Servant
Male

Charles

Adams

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Anderson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Strachan

Boarder

-

5

1876

Ythanwells, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Adams

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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