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Household of William Anderson (born 1831, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1831 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Anderson, born in 1832 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1858 in -), William's Boarder, Hugh (born 1859 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), William's Boarder, John (born 1855 in -), William's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Isabell (born 1833 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

William

Barrow

Boarder
Male

Hugh

McCallum

Boarder
Male

John

Noble

Boarder
Male

William

Munro

Boarder
Female

Isabell

Munro

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

50

1831

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Wife

Married

49

1832

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Barrow

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

-

Hugh

McCallum

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Noble

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

-

William

Munro

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabell

Munro

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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