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Household of William Anderson (born 1856, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunsyre, 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 1856 in Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Anderson, born in 1856 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1875 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1879 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Joan (born 1860 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Niece, Margaret R (born 1881 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Anderson's household

Male

William

Anderson

Head
Female

Grace

Anderson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Anderson

Daughter
Male

David

Anderson

Son
Female

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter
Female

Joan

Robertson

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret R

Robertson

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Anderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderson

Head

Married

25

1856

Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Anderson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Anderson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Anderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Anderson

Son

-

2

1879

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Anderson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Robertson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Robertson

Niece

-

0

1881

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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