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Household of Alexander McPherson (born 1854, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McPherson, born in 1854 in Cullen, Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary McPherson, born in 1856 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander K (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John Q K (born 1879 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1881 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane Keith, born in 1825 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McPherson's household

Male

Alexander

McPherson

Head
Female

Mary

McPherson

Wife
Male

Alexander K

McPherson

Son
Male

John Q K

McPherson

Son
Female

Margaret J

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Keith

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McPherson

Head

Married

27

1854

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander K

McPherson

Son

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John Q K

McPherson

Son

-

2

1879

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J

McPherson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Keith

Mother-In-Law

Widow

56

1825

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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