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Household of John Anderson (born 1829, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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 1829 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1837 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), Williamina (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland) and Charles (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

Charles

Anderson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

52

1829

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Orkney, Scotland

Williamina

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney, Scotland

Elisabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

Charles

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

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