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Household of Thomas Anderson (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 1847 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Anderson, born in 1847 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Kate (born 1864 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Robertson, born in 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Anderson's household

Male

Thomas

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Wife
Female

Kate

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Robertson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
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

34

1847

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Kate

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Anderson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Robertson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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