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Household of Donald McPherson (born 1828, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gigha, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald McPherson, born in 1828 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPherson, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Donald McPherson's household

Male

Donald

McPherson

Head
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Wife
Male

James

McPherson

Son
Male

Archibald

McPherson

Son
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Male

Malcolm

McPherson

Son
Female

Jane

McPherson

Daughter
First name(s) Donald
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Donald

McPherson

Head

Married

53

1828

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

James

McPherson

Son

-

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McPherson

Son

-

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Malcolm

McPherson

Son

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

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