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Household of James Anderson (born 1830, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1830 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1835 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1863 in Cape, South Africa), Joseph (born 1865 in Cape, South Africa), James (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

51

1830

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary E

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Cape, South Africa

Joseph

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Cape, South Africa

James

Anderson

Son

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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