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Household of James Anderson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Anderson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1834 in Malta. They had 2 children; Rose A (born 1866 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David (born 1867 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, William (born 1851 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1866 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, Thomas (born 1870 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Step Son, Alexander (born 1872 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, Hugh (born 1864 in Ireland).


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James Anderson's household

Male

James

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Female

Rose A

Anderson

Daughter
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Whitehill

Step Son
Female

Jane

Whitehill

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Whitehill

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Whitehill

Step Son
Male

Hugh

Canning

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Anderson

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Malta

Rose A

Anderson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

-

14

1867

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Whitehill

Step Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Whitehill

Step Daughter

-

15

1866

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Whitehill

Step Son

-

11

1870

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Whitehill

Step Son

-

9

1872

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Canning

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

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