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Household of James Buchan (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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.

James Buchan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Buchan, born in 1828 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Buchan, born in 1831 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet S (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son-In-Law, Alexander Hepburn, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Buchan's household

Male

James

Buchan

Head
Female

Helen

Buchan

Wife
Female

Ann

Hepburn

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Hepburn

Son-In-Law
Female

Janet S

Buchan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Buchan

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Buchan

Head

Married

53

1828

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Buchan

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Hepburn

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Hepburn

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet S

Buchan

Daughter

-

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Buchan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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