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Household of James Anderson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington Memorial Robertson, Midlothian, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1844 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann E Anderson, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William H (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry C (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Helen M (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Sarah S (born 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1847 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James's Servant, Robina (born 1853 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Margaret (born 1848 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Berwickshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Ann E

Anderson

Wife
Male

William H

Anderson

Son
Male

Henry C

Anderson

Son
Female

Helen M

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Sarah S

Gregory

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Middleton

Servant
Female

Robina

Grant

Servant
Female

Margaret

Cowper

Servant
Female

Isabella

Hume

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

37

1844

England

Ann E

Anderson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William H

Anderson

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry C

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen M

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah S

Gregory

Visitor

Unmarried

53

1828

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Middleton

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robina

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Cowper

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Hume

Servant

-

16

1865

Berwickshire, Scotland

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