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Household of John McPherson (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McPherson, born in 1827 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh A (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Jessie Paton, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Wife
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Hugh A

McPherson

Son
Female

Jane

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Paton

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh A

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Paton

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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