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Household of William Anderson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1845 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Anderson, born in 1841 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Margaret Lyon, born in 1855 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Janet

Anderson

Wife
Male

George

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Lyon

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

36

1845

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lyon

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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