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Household of William Anderson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderson, born in 1848 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Anderson, born in 1851 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Jane Anderson, born in 1813 in Ireland.


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Margaret M

Anderson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Male

William

Anderson

Son
Male

Samuel

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Son
Female

Jane

Anderson

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

33

1848

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Anderson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Anderson

Son

-

7

1874

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Son

-

1

1880

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Anderson

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Ireland

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