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Household of Matthew Anderson (born 1854, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Matthew Anderson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Anderson, born in 1854 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Sister, Helen Anderson, born in 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Anderson's household

Male

Matthew

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Matthew

Anderson

Son
Male

Andrew

Anderson

Son
Female

Helen

Anderson

Sister
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Anderson

Head

Married

27

1854

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Sister

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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