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Household of John Macpherson (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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 Macpherson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macpherson, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Agnes Macpherson, born in 1839 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth F (born 1865 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen Gray (born 1868 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth H (born 1869 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes L (born 1873 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Beatrice (born 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Oban, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Macpherson's household

Male

John

Macpherson

Head
Female

Mary Agnes

Macpherson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth F

Macpherson

Daughter
Female

Helen Gray

Macpherson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Macpherson

Daughter
Female

Agnes L

Macpherson

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Stewart

Visitor
Female

Margaret

McGregor

Servant
Female

Margaret

Rowand

Servant
Female

Mary

Murray

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macpherson

Head

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Agnes

Macpherson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth F

Macpherson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen Gray

Macpherson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Macpherson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes L

Macpherson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Stewart

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Oban, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rowand

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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