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Household of John Anderson (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

John Anderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1851 in Newburgh, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1853 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Margorry (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Ross, born in 1819 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margorry

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Newburgh, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

30

1851

Newburgh, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margorry

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ross

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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