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Household of John Buchanan (born 1826, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, 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.

John Buchanan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Buchanan, born in 1826 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Buchanan, born in 1830 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1858 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1866 in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Sarah Buchanan, born in 1874 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.


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John Buchanan's household

Male

John

Buchanan

Head
Female

Janet

Buchanan

Wife
Male

James

Buchanan

Son
Male

Robert

Buchanan

Son
Female

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Buchanan

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Buchanan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Buchanan

Head

Married

55

1826

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Janet

Buchanan

Wife

Married

51

1830

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Robert

Buchanan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Buchanan

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Sarah

Buchanan

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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