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Household of John McPherson (born 1823, Morayshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, Fife, 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 1823 in Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McPherson, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1861 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), John L (born 1863 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Robert A (born 1865 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and William H (born 1868 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1805 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland).
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John McPherson's household
John
McPherson
Head
Elizabeth
McPherson
Wife
James
McPherson
Son
John L
McPherson
Son
Robert A
McPherson
Son
William H
McPherson
Son
Isabella
Smith
Mother-In-Law
Elizabeth
McFarlane
Servant
Jane
Carmichael
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McPherson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Morayshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McPherson | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Morayshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McPherson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | McPherson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
John L | McPherson | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert A | McPherson | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
William H | McPherson | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella | Smith | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 76 | 1805 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McFarlane | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Carmichael | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
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