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Household of Archibald McPherson (born 1821, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Rothesay, Buteshire, 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.

Archibald McPherson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald McPherson, born in 1821 in Rothesay, Buteshire, consisted of 11 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPherson, born in 1825 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1851 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Archibald's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald's Granddaughter, Maggie (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald's Grandson, Archibald (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1878 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Archibald's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1880 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Archibald's Servant, Findlay (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Archibald's Servant, Janet (born 1854 in Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland).


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Archibald McPherson's household

Male

Archibald

McPherson

Head
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Wife
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

McDonald

Granddaughter
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Granddaughter
Male

Archibald

McDonald

Grandson
Female

Jane

McDonald

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Granddaughter
Male

Findlay

McDonald

Servant
Female

Janet

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Archibald
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

McPherson

Head

Married

60

1821

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDonald

Grandson

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Findlay

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Kingarth, Buteshire, Scotland

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