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Household of Donald McPherson (born 1814, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Quoad Sacra Parish of Duror, Argyllshire, 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 McPherson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McPherson, born in 1814 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Catherine McPherson, born in 1818 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Julia (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Granddaughter, Ann (born 1875 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald's Servant, Neil (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald's Servant, Donald (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Donald's Servant, Jessie (born 1862 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Donald McPherson's household

Male

Donald

McPherson

Head
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Wife
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Male

Donald

McPherson

Son
Female

Julia

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Ann

McColl

Granddaughter
Male

Neil

Buchanan

Servant
Male

Donald

McLean

Servant
Female

Jessie

McIntyre

Servant
First name(s) Donald
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McPherson

Head

Married

67

1814

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

Julia

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McColl

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

Buchanan

Servant

-

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McLean

Servant

-

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McIntyre

Servant

-

19

1862

Argyllshire, Scotland

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