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Household of Catherine McPherson (born 1827, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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.

Catherine McPherson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine McPherson, born in 1827 in Weem, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Margaret (born 1852 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1858 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Boarder, Elisabeth (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, Mary (born 1864 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, Christina (born 1878 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine's Boarder, John (born 1881 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Catherine McPherson's household

Female

Catherine

McPherson

Head
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Scott

Boarder
Female

Mary

Scott

Boarder
Female

Christina

Christie

Boarder
Male

John

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

McPherson

Head

Widow

54

1827

Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Christie

Boarder

-

3

1878

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Anderson

Boarder

-

0

1881

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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