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Household of James Anderson (born 1835, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1835 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1836 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara M (born 1862 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in England) and Margaret S (born 1873 in England).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Barbara M

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

Anderson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

46

1835

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara M

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter

-

12

1869

England

Margaret S

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

England

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