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Household of Allan McPherson (born 1831, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Allan McPherson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Allan McPherson, born in 1831 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. Allan was the head of the household, married to Catherine McPherson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Allan's Boarder, Donald McGilvery, born in 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Allan McPherson's household

Male

Allan

McPherson

Head
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Wife
Female

Harriet

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Female

Mary

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Donald

McGilvery

Boarder
First name(s) Allan
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Allan

McPherson

Head

Married

50

1831

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriet

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McGilvery

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

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