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Household of James Anderson (born 1840, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1840 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1840 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Johanna (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1839 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, David (born 1857 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Johanna

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Millar

Boarder
Male

David

McPherson

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

41

1840

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Caithness, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Johanna

Anderson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Millar

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

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