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Household of John Anderson (born 1821, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkpatrick Fleming (Southern), Dumfriesshire, 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 1821 in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Anderson, born in 1821 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1846 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1854 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1856 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1859 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1863 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1859 in England) and John's Visitor, Thomas (born 1856 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Martha

Anderson

Wife
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Janet

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Matthew

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Bryce

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

60

1821

Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Martha

Anderson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

35

1846

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Matthew

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

England

Thomas

Bryce

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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