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Household of James Anderson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1842 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Anderson, born in 1841 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 10 children; Jane (born 1862 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), Maggie (born 1864 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1868 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1870 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1872 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1874 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Helen S D (born 1878 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and John M (born 1880 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Janet

Anderson

Wife
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Female

Janet

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Helen S D

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John M

Anderson

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Wife

-

40

1841

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

19

1862

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter

-

17

1864

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

15

1866

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Lizzie

Anderson

Daughter

-

13

1868

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Helen S D

Anderson

Daughter

-

3

1878

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

John M

Anderson

Son

-

1

1880

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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