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Household of James Anderson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durness, Sutherland, 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 1842 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1837 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1865 in Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Durness, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Angusina McKay, born in 1861 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Female

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Angusina

McKay

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

16

1865

Walston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

8

1873

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Durness, Sutherland, Scotland

Angusina

McKay

Servant

-

20

1861

Sutherland, Scotland

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