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Household of Samuel Anderson (born 1838, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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.

Samuel Anderson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Anderson, born in 1838 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1836 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1864 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), Mary Ann R (born 1868 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland).


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Samuel Anderson's household

Male

Samuel

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary Ann R

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Anderson

Head

Married

43

1838

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Orkney, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Ann R

Anderson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

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