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Household of Peter McPherson (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 McPherson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McPherson, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Joan McPherson, born in 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Duncan, born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Mother-In-Law, Jessie (born 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter McPherson's household

Male

Peter

McPherson

Head
Female

Joan

McPherson

Wife
Male

Duncan

McPherson

Son
Female

Jessie

Mackay

Mother-In-Law
Male

William

Mackay

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Mackay

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McPherson

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

McPherson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McPherson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Mackay

Mother-In-Law

Widow

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Mackay

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mackay

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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