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Household of John Anderson (born 1843, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1843 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jannet Anderson, born in 1844 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1866 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Jannet

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

38

1843

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jannet

Anderson

Wife

Married

37

1844

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

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