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Household of Daniel McPherson (born 1829, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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.

Daniel McPherson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Daniel McPherson, born in 1829 in Dalguise, Perthshire, consisted of 12 members. Daniel was the head of the household, married to Jane McPherson, born in 1838 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William B (born 1865 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), George C (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas O (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Arthur C (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry W (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Daniel's -, Ernest (born 1875 in Portobello), Daniel's -, Oliver (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Daniel's -, Fredrick (born 1879 in Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland), Daniel's Servant, Eliza (born 1848 in Fife, Scotland) and Daniel's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Daniel McPherson's household

Male

Daniel

McPherson

Head
Female

Jane

McPherson

Wife
Male

William B

McPherson

Son
Male

George C

McPherson

Son
Male

Thomas O

McPherson

Son
Male

Arthur C

McPherson

Son
Male

Henry W

McPherson

Son
Male

Ernest

Baring

-
Male

Oliver

Stanhope

-
Male

Fredrick

Sydney

-
Female

Eliza

Reid

Servant
Female

Jane

Black

Servant
First name(s) Daniel
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dalguise, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Daniel

McPherson

Head

Married

52

1829

Dalguise, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Perthshire, Scotland

William B

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

George C

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas O

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Arthur C

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry W

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ernest

Baring

-

-

6

1875

Portobello

Oliver

Stanhope

-

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Fredrick

Sydney

-

-

2

1879

Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Black

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Millerhill, Midlothian, Scotland

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