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Household of Mathew Anderson (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

Mathew Anderson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mathew Anderson, born in 1836 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Mathew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Anderson, born in 1841 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mathew (born 1863 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Mathew's Nephew, Robert Anderson, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Mathew Anderson's household

Male

Mathew

Anderson

Head
Female

Sarah

Anderson

Wife
Male

Mathew

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Female

Helen

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Robert

Anderson

Nephew
First name(s) Mathew
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mathew

Anderson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Anderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mathew

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

14

1867

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Nephew

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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