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Household of James Anderson (born 1851, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penninghame, Wigtownshire, 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 1851 in Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1841 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robina (born 1869 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary Anne (born 1874 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1877 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, David G (born 1872 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Female

Robina

Clement

Daughter
Female

Mary Anne

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Nephew
Male

David G

Anderson

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

30

1851

Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robina

Clement

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Anne

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Nephew

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David G

Anderson

Nephew

Unmarried

9

1872

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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