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Household of John Anderson (born 1828, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1828 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1836 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1860 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1863 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Helen Findlay Hebenton, born in 1861 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Helen Findlay

Hebenton

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

53

1828

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen Findlay

Hebenton

Step Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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