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Household of William Anderson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1841 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Anderson, born in 1843 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; David (born 1861 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Peter Dick, born in 1851 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Female

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Dick

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

40

1841

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Anderson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Anderson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Dick

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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