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Household of James Macpherson (born 1833, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, Caithness, 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 Macpherson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macpherson, born in 1833 in Granston, Invernessshire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine C Macpherson, born in 1834 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; James Fraser, born 1864 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Wares, born in 1862 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland.


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James Macpherson's household

Male

James

Macpherson

Head
Female

Catherine C

Macpherson

Wife
Male

James Fraser

Macpherson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wares

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Granston, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macpherson

Head

Married

48

1833

Granston, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine C

Macpherson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Fraser

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wares

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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