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Household of Thomas Anderson (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Anderson, born in 1838 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1843 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Archibald (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Norman (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary H (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas L (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father-In-Law, John Herdman, born in 1807 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Anderson's household

Male

Thomas

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Male

John

Herdman

Father-In-Law
Male

Archibald

Anderson

Son
Male

Norman

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary H

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas L

Anderson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Anderson

Head

Married

43

1838

Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Herdman

Father-In-Law

Widower

74

1807

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Archibald

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Norman

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas L

Anderson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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