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Household of John Anderson (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1835 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1871 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret Duff, born in 1857 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Ellen

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Duff

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Anderson

Head

Widower

46

1835

Ireland

Ellen

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Duff

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

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