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Household of Alexander Macpherson (born 1839, Perthshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macpherson, born in 1839 in Reiff, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macpherson, born in 1838 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Macpherson's household

Male

Alexander

Macpherson

Head
Female

Margaret

Macpherson

Wife
Male

John

Macpherson

Son
Male

James

Macpherson

Son
Male

Alexander

Macpherson

Son
Female

Maggie

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Macpherson

Son
Male

Robert

Macpherson

Son
Female

Jane

Macpherson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macpherson

Head

Married

42

1839

Reiff, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macpherson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Macpherson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Macpherson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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