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Household of Alexander Macpherson (born 1833, Invernessshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 13 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macpherson, born in 1833 in Laggan, Invernessshire, consisted of 14 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Macpherson, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 11 children; Catherine (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas J (born 1863 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth W (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane Helen (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George R (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Flora (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), W L (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and L F (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth Lyall, born in 1861 in Berwickshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Macpherson's household
Alexander
Macpherson
Head
Mary Ann
Macpherson
Wife
Catherine
Macpherson
Daughter
Thomas J
Macpherson
Son
Alexander
Macpherson
Son
Mary Ann
Macpherson
Daughter
Elizabeth W
Macpherson
Daughter
Jane Helen
Macpherson
Daughter
George R
Macpherson
Son
Flora
Macpherson
Daughter
Donald
Macpherson
Son
W L
Macpherson
Son
L F
Macpherson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Lyall
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Macpherson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Laggan, Invernessshire, Scotland |
Household members (14 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Macpherson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Laggan, Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Macpherson | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Catherine | Macpherson | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas J | Macpherson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Macpherson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Macpherson | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth W | Macpherson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane Helen | Macpherson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George R | Macpherson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Flora | Macpherson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Donald | Macpherson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
W L | Macpherson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
L F | Macpherson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Lyall | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Berwickshire, Scotland |
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