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Household of Alexander McPherson (born 1828, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McPherson, born in 1828 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPherson, born in 1827 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Agnes Strain, born in 1862 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McPherson's household

Male

Alexander

McPherson

Head
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Wife
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Male

David

McPherson

Son
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Strain

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McPherson

Head

Married

53

1828

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Margaret

McPherson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Strain

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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