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Household of John Anderson (born 1817, Stirlingshire)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1817 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth G Anderson, born in 1819 in Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Peter G (born 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Victoria M (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth Anne (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Aliceon A S (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Anne F (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1835 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Cromartyshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth G

Anderson

Wife
Male

Peter G

Anderson

Son
Female

Eliza

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Victoria M

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Anne

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Aliceon A S

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Anne F

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Macker

Servant
Female

Margaret

Slair

Servant
Female

Jessie

McIntrye

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

64

1817

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth G

Anderson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Fife, Scotland

Peter G

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Victoria M

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Anne

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Aliceon A S

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne F

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Macker

Servant

Unmarried

46

1835

Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Slair

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Cromartyshire, Scotland

Jessie

McIntrye

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Invernessshire, Scotland

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