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Household of John Buchanan (born 1845, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Buchanan, born in 1845 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Buchanan, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret Agnes (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Hugh Reid (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Grace (born 1858 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Buchanan's household

Male

John

Buchanan

Head
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Wife
Male

John

Buchanan

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Margaret Agnes

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Hugh Reid

Buchanan

Son
Female

Mary A

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Buchanan

Son
Female

Grace

McFarlane

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Nutt

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Buchanan

Head

Married

36

1845

Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Jane

Buchanan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret Agnes

Buchanan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh Reid

Buchanan

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary A

Buchanan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Buchanan

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

McFarlane

Servant

-

23

1858

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nutt

Servant

-

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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