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Household of John Anderson (born 1843, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1843 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Anderson, born in 1841 in Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander McPherson, born in 1861 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

38

1843

Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bunchrew, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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