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Household of John Anderson (born 1845, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1845 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Anderson, born in 1852 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Laurence (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James D (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William W (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Grace

Anderson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Anderson

Son
Male

James D

Anderson

Son
Male

William W

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Skene

Servant
Female

Margaret

Murray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

36

1845

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace

Anderson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Laurence

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James D

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William W

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Skene

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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