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Household of Robert Anderson (born 1850, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glassary, Argyllshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Anderson, born in 1850 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Anderson, born in 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1872 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth McArthur, born in 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Robert Anderson's household

Male

Robert

Anderson

Head
Female

Sarah

Anderson

Wife
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Male

Peter

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McArthur

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Anderson

Head

Married

31

1850

Perthshire, Scotland

Sarah

Anderson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McArthur

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

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