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Household of James Anderson (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1842 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Anderson, born in 1845 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Grace (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Janet

Anderson

Wife
Female

Grace

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Male

Charles

Anderson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Grace

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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