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Household of William Anderson (born 1848, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Anderson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Robina S Anderson, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth P (born 1824 in Bonnington, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Janet (born 1819 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Robina S

Anderson

Wife
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth P

Mitchell

Boarder
Female

Janet

Low

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robina S

Anderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth P

Mitchell

Boarder

Widow

57

1824

Bonnington, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Low

Boarder

Unmarried

62

1819

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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