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Household of John Anderson (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1841 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sharp, born in 1844 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Helen Ann (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Janet (born 1861 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sharp

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Helen Ann

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Murdoch

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Madder

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

40

1841

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Sharp

Wife

Married

37

1844

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen Ann

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Murdoch

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Murdoch

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Madder

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

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