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Household of John Anderson (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ann C (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Ann C

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Ann

Gray

Mother-In-Law
Female

Janet

Gray

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Widower

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann C

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Gray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Gray

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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