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Household of John McPherson (born 1838, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1838 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma McPherson, born in 1849 in England. They had 2 children; John E (born 1874 in India) and Kenneth J (born 1881 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Minnie (born 1869 in England), John's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Martha (born 1860 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1857 in Fort George, Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Emma

McPherson

Wife
Male

John E

McPherson

Son
Male

Kenneth J

McPherson

Son
Female

Minnie

Nesbitt

Niece
Female

Margaret

McRae

Servant
Female

Martha

Mackay

Servant
Female

Mary

Macneil

Servant
Male

John

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

43

1838

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Emma

McPherson

Wife

Married

32

1849

England

John E

McPherson

Son

-

7

1874

India

Kenneth J

McPherson

Son

-

0

1881

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Minnie

Nesbitt

Niece

-

12

1869

England

Margaret

McRae

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

Martha

Mackay

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Macneil

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Fort George, Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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