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Household of James Anderson (born 1837, Selkirkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1837 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Anderson, born in 1839 in Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1862 in Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1866 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Gideon (born 1859 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Janet (born 1865 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen

Anderson

Wife
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Janet

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Gideon

Scott

Servant
Female

Janet

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

44

1837

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Teviothead, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Gideon

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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