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Household of James Anderson (born 1825, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Errol, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1825 in Longforgan, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Anderson, born in 1828 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1860 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1862 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), David (born 1864 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland), Elspeth (born 1868 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexa (born 1871 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, Andrew J Y Anderson, born in 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Ellen

Anderson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Anderson

Son
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Female

Elspeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Alexa

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Andrew J Y

Anderson

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

56

1825

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

Anderson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexa

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew J Y

Anderson

Grandson

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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