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Household of William Anderson (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liff Benvie & Invergowrie, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Anderson, born in 1838 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Marion (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Agnes (born 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Methven, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Marion

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

Robert

Anderson

Son
Female

Agnes

Robertson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

White

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

11

1870

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Marion

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Son

-

9

1872

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Robertson

Visitor

Unmarried

49

1832

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

White

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Methven, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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