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Household of Thomas Anderson (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 1840 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1840 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John F (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas M (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William F (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Isabella Mitchell, born in 1807 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Anderson's household

Male

Thomas

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

John F

Anderson

Son
Male

Thomas M

Anderson

Son
Male

William F

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Female

Isabella

Mitchell

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Anderson

Head

Married

41

1840

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John F

Anderson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas M

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William F

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Mitchell

Mother

Widow

74

1807

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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