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Household of James Anderson (born 1814, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1814 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Anderson, born in 1823 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1851 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1856 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1867 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1869 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Mary Ann (born 1878 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Ann

Anderson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wood

Granddaughter
Male

James

Murray

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Anderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

67

1814

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Anderson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Wood

Granddaughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Murray

Boarder

-

12

1869

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary Ann

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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