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Household of William Buchanan (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

William Buchanan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Buchanan, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Buchanan, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mina Black, born in 1861 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Buchanan's household

Male

William

Buchanan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

William

Buchanan

Son
Female

Catherine

Buchanan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Buchanan

Son
Female

Mina

Black

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Buchanan

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mina

Black

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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