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Household of John Anderson (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1833 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Anderson, born in 1834 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Johan (born 1862 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, David (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Mary Jane (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter
Female

Johan

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

David

Smith

Grandson
Female

Mary Jane

Chalmers

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

48

1833

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Smith

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Johan

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Smith

Grandson

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Chalmers

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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