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Household of John Buchan (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

John Buchan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Buchan, born in 1828 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Buchan, born in 1827 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, John A (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, William S (born 1863 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Buchan's household

Male

John

Buchan

Head
Female

Jessie

Buchan

Wife
Male

John

Buchan

Son
Male

Robert

Buchan

Son
Male

Thomas

Buchan

Son
Female

Jessie

Buchan

Daughter
Male

John A

Buchan

Grandson
Male

William S

McRitchie

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Buchan

Head

Married

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Buchan

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Buchan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John A

Buchan

Grandson

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William S

McRitchie

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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