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Household of Alexander Buchanan (born 1848, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Alexander Buchanan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Buchanan, born in 1848 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Buchanan, born in 1852 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Cunningham (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Buchanan's household

Male

Alexander

Buchanan

Head
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Buchanan

Son
Male

James

Buchanan

Son
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Cunningham

Buchanan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Buchanan

Head

Married

33

1848

Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Buchanan

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Buchanan

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cunningham

Buchanan

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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