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Household of John Anderson (born 1820, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1820 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1831 in Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1864 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Harriet (born 1866 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1869 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Anna (born 1874 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, John Gray, born in 1851 in Selkirkshire, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Female

Harriet

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Anna

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Gray

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

61

1820

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Merton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Berwickshire, Scotland

Harriet

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Berwickshire, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Berwickshire, Scotland

Georgina

Anderson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Anna

Anderson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Gray

Nephew

Unmarried

30

1851

Selkirkshire, Scotland

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