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Household of John Anderson (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1837 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to James Anderson, born in 1861 in -. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in -), William (born 1863 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes A (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary McDonald, born in 1832 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas

Anderson

Son
Female

Agnes A

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

44

1837

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

-

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes A

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Servant

-

49

1832

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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