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Household of William Anderson (born 1847, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1847 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Cath Anderson, born in 1849 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, James Elder, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Cath

Anderson

Wife
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Peter

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Elder

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

34

1847

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cath

Anderson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Elder

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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