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Household of Matthew Anderson (born 1834, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, 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.

Matthew Anderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Anderson, born in 1834 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Helen G Anderson, born in 1837 in England. They had 4 children; Edith G (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen G (born 1868 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William H (born 1870 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes W (born 1872 in Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Fanny Lamont, born in 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Anderson's household

Male

Matthew

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen G

Anderson

Wife
Female

Edith G

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Ellen G

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William H

Anderson

Son
Female

Agnes W

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Lamont

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Anderson

Head

Married

47

1834

St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen G

Anderson

Wife

Married

44

1837

England

Edith G

Anderson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen G

Anderson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William H

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes W

Anderson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Langbank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Fanny

Lamont

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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