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Household of James Anderson (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alyth, Perthshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Fred, born 1869 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Helen (born 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1872 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Mary (born 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1819 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Robert (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, David (born 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Boarder, Anthony (born 1853 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Peter (born 1833 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Male

Fred

Anderson

Son
Female

Helen

Melville

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Melville

Boarder
Female

Mary

McElroy

Boarder
Male

James

Monaghan

Boarder
Male

Robert

Simpson

Boarder
Male

David

Anderson

Boarder
Male

Anthony

Mackay

Boarder
Male

Peter

McFadgon

Boarder
Male

John

Kennedy

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Widower

49

1832

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Fred

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Melville

Boarder

Widow

49

1832

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Melville

Boarder

Unmarried

9

1872

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McElroy

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Monaghan

Boarder

Unmarried

62

1819

Ireland

Robert

Simpson

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anthony

Mackay

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

McFadgon

Boarder

Unmarried

48

1833

Ireland

John

Kennedy

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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