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Household of James Anderson (born 1829, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 1829 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nelly Anderson, born in 1830 in Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Betsy (born 1857 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Nelly (born 1864 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Gilbert (born 1870 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Nelly (born 1878 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1880 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Nelly (born 1879 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Nelly

Anderson

Wife
Female

Betsy

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Female

Nelly

Anderson

Daughter
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

Gilbert

Anderson

Son
Female

Nelly

Fairgrieve

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Fairgrieve

Granddaughter
Female

Nelly

Anderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

52

1829

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Nelly

Anderson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Betsy

Anderson

Daughter

Widow

24

1857

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Nelly

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

15

1866

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Nelly

Fairgrieve

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Fairgrieve

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Nelly

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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