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Household of Alexander Buchanan (born 1823, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Buchanan, born in 1823 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen C Buchanan, born in 1821 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1849 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1851 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1853 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1858 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1860 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1860 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1864 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Malcolm (born 1859 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Buchanan's household

Male

Alexander

Buchanan

Head
Female

Helen C

Buchanan

Wife
Male

James

Buchanan

Son
Female

Jane

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Buchanan

Son
Female

Margaret

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Welsh

Servant
Male

Malcolm

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Buchanan

Head

Married

58

1823

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen C

Buchanan

Wife

Married

60

1821

Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Helen

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Welsh

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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