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Household of James Anderson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1847 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Anderson, born in 1852 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Gavin (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Agnes Farmer, born in 1868 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Janet

Anderson

Wife
Male

Gavin

Anderson

Son
Female

Janet

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Farmer

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

34

1847

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Farmer

Servant

-

13

1868

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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