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Household of Peter Buchanan (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Peter Buchanan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Buchanan, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Christina Buchanan, born in 1858 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother, Jessie (born 1830 in Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Peter's Visitor, Janet (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Peter Buchanan's household

Male

Peter

Buchanan

Head
Female

Christina

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Jessie

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

John

Buchanan

Son
Male

Donald

Buchanan

Son
Female

Jessie

Stewart

Mother
Female

Janet

Sincalir

Visitor
First name(s) Peter
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Buchanan

Head

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Buchanan

Wife

Married

23

1858

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Buchanan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Buchanan

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald

Buchanan

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Stewart

Mother

Married

51

1830

Haggs, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Sincalir

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

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