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Household of William McPherson (born 1833, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Duffus, Moray, 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 McPherson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William McPherson, born in 1833 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella McPherson, born in 1831 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1858 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Archibald (born 1860 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and Ann (born 1867 in Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Jane Shearer, born in 1865 in Fochabers, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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William McPherson's household

Male

William

McPherson

Head
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Wife
Male

James

McPherson

Son
Male

Archibald

McPherson

Son
Male

John

McPherson

Son
Female

Isabella

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Ann

McPherson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shearer

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name McPherson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

McPherson

Head

Married

48

1833

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Archibald

McPherson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

McPherson

Son

-

19

1862

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

McPherson

Daughter

-

17

1864

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Ann

McPherson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Duffus, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jane

Shearer

Visitor

-

16

1865

Fochabers, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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