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Household of James Anderson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1839 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 14 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jannet Anderson, born in 1841 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; John (born 1860 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1861 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1863 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jannet (born 1871 in -), William (born 1875 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hope V (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Katie (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1881 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jannet (born 1865 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, John (born 1828 in Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, John (born 1864 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Jannet

Anderson

Wife
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Female

Cecilia

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

Hope V

Anderson

Son
Female

Katie

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jannet

McCaskie

Servant
Male

John

Munro

Visitor
Male

John

Blane

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

42

1839

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jannet

Anderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cecilia

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jannet

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

-

William

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hope V

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Katie

Anderson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Anderson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jannet

McCaskie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Munro

Visitor

Unmarried

53

1828

Row, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Blane

Visitor

Married

17

1864

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

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