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Household of John McPherson (born 1816, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strontian, Argyllshire, 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 1816 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah McPherson, born in 1817 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Laurina (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, John (born 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Sarah

McPherson

Wife
Female

Laurina

McPherson

Daughter
Male

John

Kirsop

Son-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Kirsop

Daughter
Male

John

Kirsop

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

65

1816

Argyllshire, Scotland

Sarah

McPherson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Argyllshire, Scotland

Laurina

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Kirsop

Son-In-Law

Married

36

1845

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Kirsop

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Kirsop

Grandson

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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