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Household of John Anderson (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1823 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Anderson, born in 1831 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1864 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Jessie Anderson, born in 1880 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

58

1823

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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