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Household of Alexander Buchanan (born 1859, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Alexander Buchanan and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Buchanan, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Buchanan, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Buchanan's household

Male

Alexander

Buchanan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Buchanan

Head

Married

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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