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Household of David Buchan (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liff Benvie & Invergowrie, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Buchan, born in 1841 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Buchan, born in 1825 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father-In-Law, James (born 1817 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Mother-In-Law, Cecilia (born 1817 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Buchan's household

Male

David

Buchan

Head
Female

Cecilia

Buchan

Wife
Male

David

Buchan

Son
Male

James

Buchan

Son
Male

James

Robertson

Father-In-Law
Female

Cecilia

Robertson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) David
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Buchan

Head

Married

40

1841

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cecilia

Buchan

Wife

Married

56

1825

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Buchan

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Buchan

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Robertson

Father-In-Law

Married

64

1817

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Cecilia

Robertson

Mother-In-Law

Married

64

1817

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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