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Household of John McPherson (born 1825, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1825 in Fortingall, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McPherson, born in 1831 in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John C (born 1861 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland) and Daniel C (born 1865 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Donald (born 1840 in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Niece, Agnes (born 1873 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Janet

McPherson

Wife
Male

John C

McPherson

Son
Male

Daniel C

McPherson

Son
Male

Donald

McPherson

Brother-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Campbell

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

56

1825

Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

McPherson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

John C

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Daniel C

McPherson

Son

-

16

1865

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

McPherson

Brother-In-Law

Married

41

1840

Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

Agnes

Campbell

Niece

-

8

1873

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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