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Household of Alexander Buchanan (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tyree, Argyllshire, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Buchanan, born in 1836 in Perthshire, consisted of 15 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Colina G Buchanan, born in 1842 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janetta (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Colin C (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James A (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Robina M (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John G (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Effie D (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Marion (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Colina (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary S (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Archibald (born 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, John (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Janet (born 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Buchanan's household

Male

Alexander

Buchanan

Head
Female

Colina G

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Janetta

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Colin C

Buchanan

Son
Male

James A

Buchanan

Son
Female

Robina M

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

John G

Buchanan

Son
Female

Effie D

Gardner

Servant
Female

Marion

Sinclair

Servant
Female

Colina

McKinnon

Servant
Female

Mary S

Brown

Servant
Male

Archibald

McLean

Servant
Male

John

Brown

Servant
Female

Janet

McLean

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Buchanan

Head

Married

45

1836

Perthshire, Scotland

Colina G

Buchanan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janetta

Buchanan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Colin C

Buchanan

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

James A

Buchanan

Son

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Robina M

Buchanan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

John G

Buchanan

Son

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

Effie D

Gardner

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Sinclair

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

Colina

McKinnon

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary S

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McLean

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

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