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Household of Alexander Macpherson (born 1834, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kildonan, Sutherland, 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 Macpherson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macpherson, born in 1834 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Macpherson, born in 1847 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Sutherland, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland), Barbara (born 1876 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Alexina Sutherland, born in 1856 in Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander Macpherson's household

Male

Alexander

Macpherson

Head
Female

Jessie

Macpherson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Macpherson

Son
Female

Barbara

Macpherson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

James

Macpherson

Son
Male

George

Macpherson

Son
Female

Alexina

Sutherland

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macpherson

Head

Married

47

1834

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

Macpherson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Macpherson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Sutherland, Scotland

Alexander

Macpherson

Son

-

7

1874

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Barbara

Macpherson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Helen

Macpherson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

James

Macpherson

Son

-

1

1880

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

George

Macpherson

Son

-

0

1881

Kildonan, Sutherland, Scotland

Alexina

Sutherland

Servant

-

25

1856

Caithness, Scotland

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