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Household of John McPherson (born 1838, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 McPherson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1838 in Grange, Banffshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McPherson, born in 1840 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Isabella (born 1864 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), William L (born 1869 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Elspet (born 1871 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1874 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George B (born 1857 in Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Donald J (born 1857 in Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Wife
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Male

William L

McPherson

Son
Female

Elspet

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Jane

McPherson

Daughter
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Male

George B

Smith

Lodger
Male

John

Ritchie

Lodger
Male

Donald J

Ritchie

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

43

1838

Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

William L

McPherson

Son

-

12

1869

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Elspet

McPherson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret A

McPherson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

-

0

1881

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

George B

Smith

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Rothes, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Ritchie

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald J

Ritchie

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Abernethy, Invernessshire, Scotland

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