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Household of William Buchan (born 1843, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, 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.

William Buchan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Buchan, born in 1843 in Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Buchan, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Williamina (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Ann Stephen, born in 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Buchan's household

Male

William

Buchan

Head
Female

Mary

Buchan

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Buchan

Daughter
Male

James

Buchan

Son
Female

Williamina

Buchan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter
Male

George

Buchan

Son
Male

Alexander

Buchan

Son
Female

Ann

Stephen

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Buchan

Head

Married

38

1843

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Buchan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Buchan

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Buchan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Buchan

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Buchan

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Stephen

Niece

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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