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Household of William Anderson (born 1847, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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 1847 in Burry, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Anderson, born in 1842 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Emma (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Betsy

Anderson

Wife
Female

Emma

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

34

1847

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Anderson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Emma

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Firth, Orkney, Scotland

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