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Household of William Anderson (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1832 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Anderson, born in 1832 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William S (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Arthur S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alice S (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Dunn, born in 1859 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Jane

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Male

William S

Anderson

Son
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

Arthur S

Anderson

Son
Female

Alice S

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dunn

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

49

1832

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William S

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Arthur S

Anderson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice S

Anderson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Dunn

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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