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Household of Peter Anderson (born 1844, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watten, Caithness, 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.

Peter Anderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Anderson, born in 1844 in Watten, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1845 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland), Phoebe (born 1871 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland).


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Peter Anderson's household

Male

Peter

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Robert

Sinclair

Boarder
Male

James

McAdie

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Anderson

Head

Married

37

1844

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Phoebe

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Sinclair

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

James

McAdie

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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