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Household of James McPherson (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, 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 McPherson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McPherson, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elspet McPherson, born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James McPherson's household

Male

James

McPherson

Head
Female

Elspet

McPherson

Wife
Male

William

McPherson

Son
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Female

Jane

McPherson

Daughter
Male

George

McPherson

Son
Female

Elsie

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Female

Ann

McPherson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McPherson

Head

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elspet

McPherson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

McPherson

Son

-

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie

McPherson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

McPherson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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