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Household of James Anderson (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1854 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Anderson, born in 1856 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary F (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Anderson, born in 1826 in Ireland.


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Dorothy

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary F

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

27

1854

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Dorothy

Anderson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary F

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Boarder

Widower

55

1826

Ireland

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