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Household of John McPherson (born 1827, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochaber, Invernessshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1827 in Fortingall, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine McPherson, born in 1837 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1862 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Hugh (born 1857 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, John (born 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Donald (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Coll (born 1844 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Dugald (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Wife
Female

Mary

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Male

Hugh

Forbes

Visitor
Male

John

Campbell

Visitor
Male

Donald

Campbell

Visitor
Male

Coll

Campbell

Visitor
Male

Dugald

McDugald

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

54

1827

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

Hugh

Forbes

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Campbell

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Coll

Campbell

Visitor

Unmarried

37

1844

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald

McDugald

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

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