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Household of William Anderson (born 1820, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 1820 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Matilda Anderson, born in 1820 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1849 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1852 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1854 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1856 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1860 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, James (born 1878 in England) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Matilda

Anderson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Grandson
Female

Catherine

Wyllie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

61

1820

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Matilda

Anderson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Matilda

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Bladnoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Grandson

-

3

1878

England

Catherine

Wyllie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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