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Household of George McPherson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, 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.

George McPherson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George McPherson, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jemima McPherson, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1871 in Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William G (born 1872 in Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Florence (born 1880 in Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Margaret Shields, born in 1861 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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George McPherson's household

Male

George

McPherson

Head
Female

Jemima

McPherson

Wife
Female

Maggie

McPherson

Daughter
Male

William G

McPherson

Son
Female

Florence

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shields

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

McPherson

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

McPherson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McPherson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William G

McPherson

Son

-

9

1872

Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Florence

McPherson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shields

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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