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Household of John Anderson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1826 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1826 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1849 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1852 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hariot (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Mary Anderson, born in 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Hariot

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Anderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

55

1826

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hariot

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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