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Household of Alexander McPherson (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmore & Kilbride, Argyllshire, 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 1816 in Fort William, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann McPherson, born in 1821 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Cath (born 1856 in -), Norman (born 1858 in -) and Flora (born 1860 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Alexandrina (born 1881 in Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1841 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Mary (born 1818 in -).


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Alexander McPherson's household

Male

Alexander

McPherson

Head
Female

Ann

McPherson

Wife
Female

Cath

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Norman

McPherson

Son
Female

Flora

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

McPherson

Granddaughter
Female

Janet

McRae

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Beaton

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Fort William

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McPherson

Head

Married

65

1816

Fort William

Ann

McPherson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Cath

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

-

Norman

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

-

Flora

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

-

Alexandrina

McPherson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McRae

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Beaton

Visitor

Widow

63

1818

-

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