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Household of John Anderson (born 1797, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1797 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1817 in Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1847 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1858 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1852 in Ireland), John's Servant, Robert (born 1808 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1866 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Rodger

Servant
Male

Robert

Dalrymple

Servant
Male

James

Scott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

84

1797

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Rodger

Servant

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Robert

Dalrymple

Servant

Widower

73

1808

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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