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Household of Alexander Macpherson (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 1841 in Killin, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza F Macpherson, born in 1838 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas J (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Duncan (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William S (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Macpherson's household

Male

Alexander

Macpherson

Head
Female

Eliza F

Macpherson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Macpherson

Son
Male

Thomas J

Macpherson

Son
Female

Eliza

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Macpherson

Son
Male

Alexander

Macpherson

Son
Male

William S

Macpherson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Killin, 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

40

1841

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Eliza F

Macpherson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Macpherson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas J

Macpherson

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Macpherson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Duncan

Macpherson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Macpherson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William S

Macpherson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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