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Household of John Buchan (born 1854, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Buchan, born in 1854 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Buchan, born in 1842 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jemima (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Step Son, Alexander (born 1867 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Buchan's household

Male

John

Buchan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Buchan

Wife
Female

Jane

Masson

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander

Masson

Step Son
Female

Jemima

Buchan

Daughter
Male

John

Buchan

Son
Female

Annie

Buchan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Buchan

Head

Married

27

1854

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Masson

Step Daughter

Married

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Masson

Step Son

-

14

1867

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima

Buchan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Buchan

Son

-

2

1879

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Buchan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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