Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John McPherson (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John McPherson, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McPherson, born in 1843 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1863 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Wife
Male

James

McPherson

Son
Female

Annie

McPherson

Daughter
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Male

William

McPherson

Son
Female

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

McPherson

Son

-

10

1871

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John McPherson in Maryhill in 1881, and follow the McPherson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John McPherson

We’ve found John McPherson in 187 family trees. Find out more about John McPherson's household and view the McPherson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census