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Household of John McPherson (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 1837 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Aitken Or Mcpherson, born in 1836 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary A J (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Primrose (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John A (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Christina

Aitken Or Mcpherson

Wife
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Mary A J

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Primrose

McPherson

Daughter
Male

John A

McPherson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

44

1837

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Aitken Or Mcpherson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary A J

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Primrose

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John A

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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