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Household of Walter Buchanan (born 1840, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Walter Buchanan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Buchanan, born in 1840 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Law Buchanan, born in 1850 in Dunfermline, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret Mcleane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine Mcswan (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie Law (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margrate (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Servant, Christnia Anderson, born in 1860 in Malta.


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Walter Buchanan's household

Male

Walter

Buchanan

Head
Female

Jeanie Law

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Margaret Mcleane

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Catherine Mcswan

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Jeanie Law

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Margrate

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Christnia

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Buchanan

Head

Married

41

1840

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jeanie Law

Buchanan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dunfermline, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret Mcleane

Buchanan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Mcswan

Buchanan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jeanie Law

Buchanan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margrate

Buchanan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christnia

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Malta

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