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Household of Thomas Anderson (born 1849, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, 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.

Thomas Anderson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Anderson, born in 1849 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane S Anderson, born in 1851 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1875 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father-In-Law, John Somerville, born in 1819 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Anderson's household

Male

Thomas

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane S

Anderson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Somerville

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Anderson

Head

Married

32

1849

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane S

Anderson

Wife

Married

30

1851

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Somerville

Father-In-Law

Widower

62

1819

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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