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Household of John Anderson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, 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 1842 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Albert (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Ada (born 1879 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Annie Ritchie, born in 1868 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Male

Albert

Anderson

Son
Female

Ada

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Ritchie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Albert

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Ada

Anderson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Ritchie

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

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