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Household of William Anderson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Megget, Peeblesshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1831 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Anderson, born in 1834 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Peeblesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Robert (born 1854 in Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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William Anderson's household
William
Anderson
Head
Ann
Anderson
Wife
Margaret
Anderson
Daughter
Janet
Anderson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Anderson
Daughter
John
Anderson
Son
Robert
Henderson
Servant
Mary
O'Hare
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Anderson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Anderson | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Anderson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Anderson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Anderson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Anderson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
John | Anderson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Henderson | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | O'Hare | Visitor | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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