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Household of James Buchanan (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Buchanan, born in 1845 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Buchanan, born in 1843 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, John (born 1861 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, Robert (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, William (born 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Buchanan's household

Male

James

Buchanan

Head
Female

Margaret

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

James

Buchanan

Son
Male

William

Buchanan

Son
Male

John

Buchanan

Son
Male

John

Buchanan

Nephew
Male

Robert

Buchanan

Nephew
Male

William

Buchanan

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Buchanan

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Margaret

Buchanan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Buchanan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Buchanan

Son

-

11

1870

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Buchanan

Son

-

9

1872

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Buchanan

Son

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Buchanan

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Buchanan

Nephew

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Buchanan

Nephew

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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