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Household of John McPherson (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1837 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McPherson, born in 1836 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Janet

McPherson

Wife
Female

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McPherson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Female

Janet

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Jane

McPherson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

44

1837

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

McPherson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

McPherson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McPherson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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