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Household of William Buchan (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Savoch, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Buchan, born in 1838 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Buchan, born in 1840 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1873 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1879 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth K (born 1880 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, James Thompson, born in 1862 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Buchan's household

Male

William

Buchan

Head
Female

Catherine

Buchan

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Buchan

Son
Male

John

Buchan

Son
Female

Jane

Buchan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Buchan

Son
Male

Thomas

Buchan

Son
Female

Mary

Buchan

Daughter
Male

George

Buchan

Son
Female

Elizabeth K

Buchan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Buchan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Buchan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Buchan

Head

Married

43

1838

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Buchan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thompson

Step Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Buchan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Buchan

Son

-

11

1870

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Buchan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Buchan

Son

-

8

1873

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Buchan

Son

-

6

1875

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Buchan

Son

-

2

1879

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth K

Buchan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Buchan

Son

-

0

1881

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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