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Household of Donald Macpherson (born 1833, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portree, Invernessshire, 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.

Donald Macpherson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Macpherson, born in 1833 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macpherson, born in 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Donald's Servant, Catharine Macdonald, born in 1867 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Donald Macpherson's household

Male

Donald

Macpherson

Head
Female

Margaret

Macpherson

Wife
Female

Mary

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

William

Macpherson

Son
Male

Alexander

Macpherson

Son
Male

Charles

Macpherson

Son
Female

Catharine

Macdonald

Servant
First name(s) Donald
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

Macpherson

Head

Married

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macpherson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Macpherson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Macpherson

Son

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Macpherson

Son

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

Charles

Macpherson

Son

-

1

1880

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catharine

Macdonald

Servant

-

14

1867

Invernessshire, Scotland

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