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Household of James W H Anderson (born 1837, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 W H Anderson and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W H Anderson, born in 1837 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 16 members. James W H was the head of the household, married to Christina Anderson, born in 1844 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Davin M (born 1868 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland), Charlotte E (born 1871 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Katherine J (born 1873 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert W H (born 1876 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James W H's Visitor, Edwin D (born 1856 in England), James W H's Servant, Sophia (born 1842 in Nairnshire, Scotland), James W H's Servant, Janet A (born 1839 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James W H's Servant, Mariamnie (born 1830 in England), James W H's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James W H's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland), James W H's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland), James W H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James W H's Servant, Peter (born 1862 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James W H's Servant, Alexander (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James W H Anderson's household

Male

James W H

Anderson

Head
Female

Christina

Anderson

Wife
Male

Davin M

Anderson

Son
Female

Charlotte E

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Katherine J

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert W H

Anderson

Son
Male

Edwin D

Hake

Visitor
Female

Sophia

Mackintosh

Servant
Female

Janet A

Anderson

Servant
Female

Mariamnie

Storey

Servant
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Servant
Female

Ann

Mathieson

Servant
Female

Catherine

Bain

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Riding

Servant
Male

Peter

Anderson

Servant
Male

Alexander

Baillie

Servant
First name(s) James W H
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W H

Anderson

Head

Married

44

1837

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Anderson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Davin M

Anderson

Son

-

13

1868

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Charlotte E

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Katherine J

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert W H

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Edwin D

Hake

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

England

Sophia

Mackintosh

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Nairnshire, Scotland

Janet A

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

42

1839

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mariamnie

Storey

Servant

Unmarried

51

1830

England

Margaret

Macdonald

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Ann

Mathieson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kiltarlity, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Bain

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Riding

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Baillie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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