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Household of Robert Anderson (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Robert Anderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Anderson, born in 1823 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Anderson, born in 1827 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1858 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1860 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1868 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Adopted Son, John Thomson, born in 1880 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Anderson's household

Male

Robert

Anderson

Head
Female

Helen

Anderson

Wife
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Male

Richard

Anderson

Son
Male

Charles

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Adopted Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Anderson

Head

Married

58

1823

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Anderson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Robert

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Richard

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Charles

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Adopted Son

-

1

1880

Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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