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Household of John Anderson (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 1842 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary M Anderson, born in 1859 in England. They had 2 children; Wallace (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Cath (born 1858 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary M

Anderson

Wife
Male

Wallace

Anderson

Son
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Female

Cath

McAulay

Servant
Female

Jane

McNicoll

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary M

Anderson

Wife

Married

22

1859

England

Wallace

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Cath

McAulay

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane

McNicoll

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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