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Household of John McPherson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, 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 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McPherson, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Esther (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McPherson's household

Male

John

McPherson

Head
Female

Mary

McPherson

Wife
Male

Alexander

McPherson

Son
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Female

Helen

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Mary

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Janet

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Mary

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Esther

McPherson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McPherson

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McPherson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McPherson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McPherson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther

McPherson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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