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Household of Peter Buchan (born 1828, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Peter Buchan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Buchan, born in 1828 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jean Buchan, born in 1828 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Christina (born 1857 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1859 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1863 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Peter Buchan's household

Male

Peter

Buchan

Head
Female

Jean

Buchan

Wife
Female

Christina

Buchan

Daughter
Male

Peter

Buchan

Son
Female

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter
Female

Jean

Buchan

Daughter
Male

James

Buchan

Son
Female

Helen

Buchan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Buchan

Son
Male

William

Buchan

Son
Male

Robert

Buchan

Son
Male

John

Buchan

Son
First name(s) Peter
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Buchan

Head

Married

53

1828

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Buchan

Wife

Married

53

1828

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Buchan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Buchan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Buchan

Son

-

16

1865

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Buchan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Buchan

Son

-

11

1870

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Buchan

Son

-

8

1873

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Buchan

Son

-

6

1875

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Buchan

Son

-

4

1877

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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