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Household of Alexander Buchan (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Buchan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Buchan, born in 1829 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Buchan, born in 1832 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1860 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1864 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elspet (born 1870 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Buchan's household

Male

Alexander

Buchan

Head
Female

Jane

Buchan

Wife
Male

John

Buchan

Son
Female

Christian

Buchan

Daughter
Male

George

Buchan

Son
Female

Elspet

Buchan

Daughter
Male

James

Buchan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Buchan

Head

Married

52

1829

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Buchan

Wife

Married

49

1832

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Buchan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

Buchan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Buchan

Son

-

5

1876

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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