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Household of John Anderson (born 1836, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anderson, born in 1836 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion R S Anderson, born in 1839 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Thomas G (born 1860 in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William S (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John M (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Marion E (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James M (born 1873 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David J S (born 1877 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), George (born 1879 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Douglas R (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth J McLean, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Marion R S

Anderson

Wife
Male

Thomas G

Anderson

Son
Male

William S

Anderson

Son
Female

Christina

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John M

Anderson

Son
Female

Marion E

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James M

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret J

Anderson

Daughter
Male

David J S

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

Douglas R

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

McLean

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

45

1836

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Marion R S

Anderson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas G

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William S

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John M

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion E

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James M

Anderson

Son

-

8

1873

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David J S

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Douglas R

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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