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Household of Robert Anderson (born 1842, 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.

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 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1845 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Marion (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Beatrice (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William N (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Jessie Forrest, born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Robert Anderson's household

Male

Robert

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Female

Marion

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Female

Beatrice

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William N

Anderson

Son
Female

Jessie

Forrest

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Anderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Beatrice

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William N

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Forrest

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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