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Household of R B Macpherson (born 1853, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.

R B Macpherson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R B Macpherson, born in 1853 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. R B was the head of the household, married to Jane Macpherson, born in 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isa (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were R B's Sister-In-Law, Isa (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland), R B's Niece, Margaret H (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and R B's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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R B Macpherson's household

Male

R B

Macpherson

Head
Female

Jane

Macpherson

Wife
Female

Isa

Macpherson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Macpherson

Daughter
Female

Isa

Cameron

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret H

Henderson

Niece
Female

Sarah

McGillivary

Servant
First name(s) R B
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R B

Macpherson

Head

Married

28

1853

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Macpherson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

Isa

Macpherson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Macpherson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isa

Cameron

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Henderson

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McGillivary

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Argyllshire, Scotland

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