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Household of John Anderson (born 1826, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, 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 1826 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1838 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Betsy T (born 1868 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1870 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), John A (born 1872 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Jean (born 1878 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Mary M (born 1880 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Thomson, born in 1819 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland.
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John Anderson's household
John
Anderson
Head
Margaret
Anderson
Wife
Betsy T
Anderson
Daughter
Margaret A
Anderson
Daughter
John A
Anderson
Son
Jean
Anderson
Daughter
Mary M
Anderson
Daughter
Ann
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Anderson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Stromness, 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 | 55 | 1826 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Anderson | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Betsy T | Anderson | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Anderson | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John A | Anderson | Son | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jean | Anderson | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary M | Anderson | Daughter | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 62 | 1819 | Hoy, Orkney, Scotland |
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