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Household of James Buchanan (born 1850, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Buchanan, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Buchanan, born in 1854 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1873 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1880 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1877 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Robert Glen, born in 1863 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Buchanan's household

Male

James

Buchanan

Head
Female

Jane

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Jane

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

John

Buchanan

Son
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Glen

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Buchanan

Head

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Buchanan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Buchanan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Buchanan

Son

-

7

1874

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Buchanan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Buchanan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Glen

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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