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Household of John Anderson (born 1834, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1834 in Liberton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in England), Mary (born 1872 in England), Andrew (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Tomas (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Penny Cook, born in 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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John Anderson's household
John
Anderson
Head
Jane
Anderson
Wife
James
Anderson
Son
Jane
Anderson
Daughter
Mary
Anderson
Daughter
Andrew
Anderson
Son
Tomas
Anderson
Son
Margaret
Anderson
Daughter
Alexander Penny
Cook
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Anderson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Anderson | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Anderson | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Anderson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Anderson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | England | |
Mary | Anderson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | England | |
Andrew | Anderson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Tomas | Anderson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Anderson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander Penny | Cook | Boarder | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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