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Household of James Anderson (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1816 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1849 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1851 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Martha (born 1859 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Patterson, born in 1861 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Martha

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Patterson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Widower

65

1816

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Patterson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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