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Household of William Anderson (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Anderson, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1860 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1826 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Susan

Anderson

Wife
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dow

Boarder
Male

John

Dow

Boarder
Male

John

Dow

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Anderson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Anderson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Dow

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dow

Boarder

Married

55

1826

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dow

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

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