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Household of Alexander McPherson (born 1828, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 McPherson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McPherson, born in 1828 in Nairnshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPherson, born in 1828 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1853 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina T (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen M (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annabella (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William M (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McPherson's household

Male

Alexander

McPherson

Head
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Wife
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Female

Martha

Skinner

Daughter
Female

Christina T

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Helen M

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Annabella

McPherson

Daughter
Male

William M

McPherson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McPherson

Head

Married

53

1828

Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha

Skinner

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina T

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen M

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annabella

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William M

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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