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Household of James Anderson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1842 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Anderson, born in 1843 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Betsy (born 1826 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Betsy (born 1856 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), James's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1848 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland), James's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and James's Niece, Isabella (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Eliza

Anderson

Wife
Female

Betsy

McLauchlan

Mother-In-Law
Female

Betsy

McLauchlan

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Hunter

Sister-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

Hunter

Niece
Female

Isabella

Hunter

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Anderson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

McLauchlan

Mother-In-Law

Widow

55

1826

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

McLauchlan

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

25

1856

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Hunter

Sister-In-Law

Married

33

1848

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hunter

Niece

Unmarried

6

1875

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Hunter

Niece

-

5

1876

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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