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Household of Isabella Macpherson (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Isabella Macpherson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Macpherson, born in 1821 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Mary, born 1862 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Boarder, Alexander (born 1848 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Isabella's Boarder, Alexander (born 1861 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Isabella Macpherson's household

Female

Isabella

Macpherson

Head
Female

Mary

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Stewart

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Isabella

Macpherson

Head

Widow

60

1821

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Macpherson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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