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Household of William Macpherson (born 1836, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Macpherson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Macpherson, born in 1836 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Euphemia Macpherson, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Douglas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary Scott, born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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William Macpherson's household

Male

William

Macpherson

Head
Female

Euphemia

Macpherson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

David

Macpherson

Son
Male

John

Macpherson

Son
Female

Euphemia

Macpherson

Daughter
Male

James

Macpherson

Son
Male

Douglas

Macpherson

Son
Female

Mary

Scott

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Macpherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Macpherson

Head

Married

45

1836

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Euphemia

Macpherson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Macpherson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Macpherson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Macpherson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Macpherson

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Douglas

Macpherson

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Scott

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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