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Household of William Annan (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 Annan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Annan, born in 1838 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Annan, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eva (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Ellen (born 1803 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and William's Adopted Son, James (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Annan's household

Male

William

Annan

Head
Female

Ellen

Annan

Wife
Female

Ellen

Young

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Annan

Son
Male

William

Annan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Annan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Annan

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Adopted Son
Male

Andrew

Annan

Son
Female

Eliza

Annan

Daughter
Female

Eva

Annan

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Annan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Annan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Annan

Head

Married

43

1838

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Annan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Young

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Annan

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Annan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Annan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Annan

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Forbes

Adopted Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Annan

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Annan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eva

Annan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Annan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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