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Household of Alexander G Buchan (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 G Buchan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander G Buchan, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander G was the head of the household, married to Sarah Buchan, born in 1845 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jeanie (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander G's Father-In-Law, James Brining, born in 1811 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander G Buchan's household

Male

Alexander G

Buchan

Head
Female

Sarah

Buchan

Wife
Female

Jeanie

Buchan

Daughter
Male

Peter

Buchan

Son
Male

James

Buchan

Son
Female

Mary

Buchan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Buchan

Son
Male

John

Buchan

Son
Female

Jessie

Buchan

Daughter
Male

James

Brining

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander G
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander G

Buchan

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Buchan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Buchan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Buchan

Son

-

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Buchan

Son

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Buchan

Son

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Buchan

Son

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Buchan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brining

Father-In-Law

Widower

70

1811

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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