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Household of David Buchan (born 1829, 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.

David Buchan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Buchan, born in 1829 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Buchan, born in 1829 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1857 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1861 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1865 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Granddaughter, Eliza (born 1872 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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David Buchan's household

Male

David

Buchan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Buchan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter
Male

David

Buchan

Son
Male

John

Buchan

Son
Male

Joseph

Buchan

Son
Male

George

Buchan

Son
Female

Eliza

Buchan

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Buchan

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Buchan

Head

Married

52

1829

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchan

Wife

Married

52

1829

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Buchan

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Buchan

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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