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Household of John Buchanan (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

John Buchanan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Buchanan, born in 1842 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Buchanan, born in 1845 in Campsie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessa (born 1871 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1877 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Buchanan's household

Male

John

Buchanan

Head
Female

Ellen

Buchanan

Wife
Male

William

Buchanan

Son
Female

Margaret

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Jessa

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Jeanie

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

John

Buchanan

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Buchanan

Head

Married

39

1842

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Buchanan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Campsie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessa

Buchanan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Buchanan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Buchanan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Buchanan

Son

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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