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Household of John Anderson (born 1807, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1807 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Anderson, born in 1815 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew (born 1845 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Henry (born 1854 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Barbara (born 1854 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Brother, Arthur (born 1798 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Male

Catherine

Anderson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Anderson

Son
Male

Henry

Anderson

Son
Female

Barbara

Anderson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

Arthur

Anderson

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

74

1807

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Anderson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Henry

Anderson

Son

Married

27

1854

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Anderson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

27

1854

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Arthur

Anderson

Brother

Unmarried

83

1798

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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