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Household of William Anderson (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 1843 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Mcg Horn, born in 1845 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet H (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Janet Wilson, born in 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Sarah A Mcg

Horn

Wife
Female

Janet H

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Female

Janet

Wilson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

38

1843

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah A Mcg

Horn

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Janet H

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

1

1880

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Wilson

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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