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Household of John Anderson (born 1809, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1809 in Berwickshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Anderson, born in 1815 in Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1852 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and William (born 1854 in Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1863 in Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1866 in Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1868 in Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1872 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, William (born 1877 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Ellen

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Ellen

Anderson

Granddaughter
Male

John

Anderson

Grandson
Female

Janet

Anderson

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Granddaughter
Male

William

Anderson

Grandson
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

72

1809

Berwickshire, Scotland

Ellen

Anderson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Berwickshire, Scotland

Ellen

Anderson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Grandson

-

15

1866

Berwickshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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