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Household of Neil McPherson (born 1837, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Neil McPherson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Neil McPherson, born in 1837 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. Neil was the head of the household, married to Mary McPherson, born in 1841 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jean (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Neil's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Neil's Boarder, Richard (born 1863 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Neil McPherson's household

Male

Neil

McPherson

Head
Female

Mary

McPherson

Wife
Female

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Mary

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Christina

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Jean

McPherson

Daughter
Male

James

Gruns

Boarder
Male

Richard

Gruns

Boarder
First name(s) Neil
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Neil

McPherson

Head

Married

44

1837

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McPherson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McPherson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Christina

McPherson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McPherson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

McPherson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Gruns

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Richard

Gruns

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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