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Household of James Buchanan (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 Buchanan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Buchanan, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Buchanan, born in 1841 in Dollar, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Robert Goldie, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Buchanan's household

Male

James

Buchanan

Head
Female

Catherine

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

James

Buchanan

Son
Female

Catherine

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Goldie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Buchanan

Head

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Buchanan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dollar, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchanan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Buchanan

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Buchanan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Goldie

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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