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Household of John McPherson (born 1840, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenorchy, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1840 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McPherson, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Donald (born 1877 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Flora Ann (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Dugald (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Charles (born 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Wife
Male

Donald

McPherson

Son
Female

Flora Ann

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Male

Dugald

Brown

Servant
Male

Charles

McMaster

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McPherson

Son

-

4

1877

Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora Ann

McPherson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

Charles

McMaster

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

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