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Household of William Anderson (born 1839, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ednam, Roxburghshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1839 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Anderson, born in 1846 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Margaret H (born 1878 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Elspeth

Anderson

Wife
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret H

Anderson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

42

1839

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

10

1871

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Anderson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Roxburghshire, Scotland

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