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Household of William Anderson (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 1833 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Anderson, born in 1835 in Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1863 in England), William (born 1865 in England), Margaret (born 1868 in England), Elizabeth B (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert G (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John M (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander W (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Wife
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Robert G

Anderson

Son
Male

John M

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander W

Anderson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

48

1833

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Fife, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

England

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

England

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

England

Elizabeth B

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert G

Anderson

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John M

Anderson

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander W

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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