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Household of Sophia Anderson (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Sophia Anderson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Anderson, born in 1831 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Sophia was the head of the household, married to Sophia Mathers, born in 1857 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sophia (born 1857 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Boarder, William (born 1862 in -) and Sophia's Boarder, William (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Sophia Anderson's household

Female

Sophia

Anderson

Head
Female

Sophia

Mathers

Daughter
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Burroughs

Boarder
Male

William

McAdie

Boarder
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Anderson

Head

Married

50

1831

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sophia

Mathers

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Burroughs

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

-

William

McAdie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

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