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Household of Thomas Anderson (born 1854, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Anderson, born in 1854 in Johnston, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Anderson, born in 1849 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina Steel (born 1873 in Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William G (born 1874 in Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet Boyes (born 1877 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Step Son, James H Greenshields, born in 1862 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Anderson's household

Male

Thomas

Anderson

Head
Female

Mary

Anderson

Wife
Female

Christina Steel

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William G

Anderson

Son
Female

Janet Boyes

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

James H

Greenshields

Step Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Anderson

Head

Married

27

1854

Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina Steel

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William G

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Johnston, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet Boyes

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James H

Greenshields

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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