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Household of John McPherson (born 1830, Caithness)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1830 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Annie (born 1862 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1866 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1868 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Jessie Grant, born in 1846 in Barrhead, Caithness, Scotland.


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Annie

McPherson

Daughter
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Male

Adam

McPherson

Son
Female

Maggie

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Bella

McPherson

Daughter
Male

George

McPherson

Son
Female

Jessie

Grant

Niece
Female

Annie

McPherson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Widower

51

1830

Caithness, Scotland

Annie

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McPherson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

McPherson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McPherson

Son

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Grant

Niece

-

35

1846

Barrhead, Caithness, Scotland

Annie

McPherson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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