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Household of William Anderson (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 1846 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Anderson, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1876 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1847 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1849 in Ireland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Sarah

Anderson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Anderson

Son
Male

James

Anderson

Son
Male

John

Anderson

Son
Male

Alexander

Docherty

Boarder
Male

Patrick

McGrath

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Sarah

Anderson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Joseph

Anderson

Son

-

5

1876

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Son

-

3

1878

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Docherty

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Patrick

McGrath

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Ireland

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