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Household of John Anderson (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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.

John Anderson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Thomas Anderson, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Norman (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Kate Jane (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Isabel (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Emma (born 1851 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1861 in Cheshire, England).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Male

Norman

Anderson

Son
Female

Kate Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Isabel

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Emma

Southerton

Servant
Female

Annie

Webb

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Norman

Anderson

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate Jane

Anderson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Anderson

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isabel

Anderson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Anderson

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Southerton

Servant

Single

30

1851

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Annie

Webb

Servant

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

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