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Household of John Anderson (born 1849, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1849 in Detling, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joan Anderson, born in 1845 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ann (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Jane (born 1851 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Mother, Jane (born 1813 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Joan

Anderson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Ann

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Sister
Female

Jane

Anderson

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

32

1849

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Joan

Anderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Sister

Unmarried

30

1851

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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