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Household of John Anderson (born 1828, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton Parish, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1828 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1839 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Isabella (born 1859 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Adam (born 1860 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1868 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1870 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Archibald (born 1872 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, William Anderson, born in 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Adam

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

Archibald

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

53

1828

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Adam

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Archibald

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Anderson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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