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Household of John Anderson (born 1839, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Northmavine, Shetland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1839 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Anderson, born in 1843 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Christopher (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jemima (born 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Laurence (born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Ann

Anderson

Wife
Male

Christopher

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Ann

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Anderson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

42

1839

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Anderson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Christopher

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jemima

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Laurence

Anderson

Son

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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