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Household of John Anderson (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 1854 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Anderson, born in 1851 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1869 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Grace (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John's Lodger, Robert (born 1855 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Anderson's household

Male

John

Anderson

Head
Female

Janet

Anderson

Wife
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Female

Grace

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Martin

Lodger
Male

Robert

Nicol

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anderson

Head

Married

27

1854

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

12

1869

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Martin

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Nicol

Lodger

Unmarried

26

1855

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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