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

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 Ann Anderson, born in 1834 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jane Wilson, born in 1864 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Ann

Anderson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Male

Alfred

Anderson

Son
Female

Annie

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wilson

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

Ann

Anderson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Anderson

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Anderson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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