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Household of James Anderson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ebenezer (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Adopted Son, Thomas (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Adopted Daughter, Agnes (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer

Anderson

Son
Male

Andrew

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Leggat

Adopted Son
Female

Agnes

Leggat

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ebenezer

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Leggat

Adopted Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Leggat

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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