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Household of John McPherson (born 1818, 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 McPherson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1818 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McPherson, born in 1818 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1860 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Clark, born in 1831 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Mary

McPherson

Wife
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter
Male

James

Clark

Boarder
Male

James

McPherson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

63

1818

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Wife

Married

63

1818

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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