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Household of John Anderson (born 1825, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkton Farr, Sutherland, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1825 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Anderson, born in 1834 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Reay, Sutherland, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), Turnbul (born 1871 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), Ellen (born 1875 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland), Martha (born 1877 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Farr, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Walter (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Male

Turnbul

Anderson

Son
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Female

Ellen

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Davidson Jr

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

56

1825

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Reay, Sutherland, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

12

1869

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Turnbul

Anderson

Son

-

10

1871

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

-

8

1873

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Ellen

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Martha

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Walter

Davidson Jr

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

Hugh

Ross

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

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