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Household of James Anderson (born 1848, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1848 in Galston, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Anderson, born in 1854 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Isabella (born 1823 in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland) and James's Niece, Isabella (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Anderson's household
James
Anderson
Head
Ellen
Anderson
Wife
Margaret
Anderson
Daughter
James
Anderson
Son
Ellen
Anderson
Daughter
William
Anderson
Son
Isabella
Anderson
Mother
Isabella
Birrell
Niece
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Anderson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Anderson | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Anderson | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Anderson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Anderson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Anderson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Anderson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Anderson | Mother | Widow | 58 | 1823 | Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Birrell | Niece | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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