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Household of William Buchan (born 1852, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longside, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Buchan, born in 1852 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Buchan, born in 1850 in Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Nathaniel L (born 1876 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles F (born 1878 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Victor W (born 1880 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1813 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Christian (born 1861 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Buchan's household

Male

William

Buchan

Head
Female

Margaret

Buchan

Wife
Male

Nathaniel L

Buchan

Son
Male

Charles F

Buchan

Son
Male

Victor W

Buchan

Son
Female

Mary

May

Mother-In-Law
Female

Christian

Reid

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Buchan

Head

Married

29

1852

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Buchan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Crimond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Nathaniel L

Buchan

Son

-

5

1876

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles F

Buchan

Son

-

3

1878

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Victor W

Buchan

Son

-

1

1880

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

May

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

68

1813

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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