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Household of William Anderson (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunnichen, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1839 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Anderson, born in 1839 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella (born 1867 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1869 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1871 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lilias (born 1877 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Infant (born 1881 in Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Boarder, David (born 1859 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Betsy

Anderson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Female

Betsy

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Lilias

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Infant

Anderson

Granddaughter
Male

David

Duncan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

42

1839

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Anderson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

-

12

1869

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lilias

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Infant

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Dunnichen, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Duncan

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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