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Household of Andrew Buchan (born 1844, Aberdeenshire)

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.

Andrew Buchan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Buchan, born in 1844 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Buchan, born in 1858 in Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Andrew's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1830 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Andrew's Boarder, Alexander (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Andrew Buchan's household

Male

Andrew

Buchan

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Buchan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter
Male

William

Buchan

Son
Female

Margaret

Buchan

Mother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Buchan

Head

Married

37

1844

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Buchan

Wife

Married

23

1858

Inverallochy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Buchan

Son

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchan

Mother-In-Law

Married

51

1830

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Taylor

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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