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Household of Joseph McPherson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanark, 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.

Joseph McPherson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph McPherson, born in 1847 in New Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Isabella McPherson, born in 1842 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Daniel (born 1870 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin (born 1873 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph McPherson's household

Male

Joseph

McPherson

Head
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Wife
Male

Daniel

McPherson

Son
Male

Gavin

McPherson

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

McPherson

Head

Married

34

1847

New Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Daniel

McPherson

Son

-

11

1870

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

McPherson

Son

-

8

1873

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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