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Household of William Anderson (born 1833, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1833 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1826 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ursula A (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Christina (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Andrew T (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and David (born 1872 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, Michael G (born 1880 in England) and William's Father, William (born 1798 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Female

Ursula A

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Michael G

Tait

Grandson
Female

Christina

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Andrew T

Anderson

Son
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ursula A

Anderson

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Michael G

Tait

Grandson

-

1

1880

England

Christina

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew T

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Shetland Islands, Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Anderson

Father

Widower

83

1798

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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