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Household of William Anderson (born 1832, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 1832 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Anderson, born in 1831 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1860 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1867 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, David (born 1853 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Ann

Anderson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McLachlan

Servant
Male

David

McCammond

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

49

1832

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Anderson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLachlan

Servant

-

14

1867

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McCammond

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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