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Household of John McPherson (born 1827, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1827 in Methven, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McPherson, born in 1835 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1858 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Margrie (born 1874 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Helen Menzies, born in 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Jane

McPherson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Christina

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Margrie

McPherson

Daughter
Male

James

McPherson

Son
Female

Helen

Menzies

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

54

1827

Methven, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margrie

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Menzies

Boarder

Unmarried

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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