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SCOTS IN THE 1869 CENSUS FOR CHASCOMUS

Down to Scots in 1869 and 1895 Censuses for Entre Rios

The following table contains data on people of given or possible Scots origin, extracted from the 1869 Census for the town and rural district of Chascomus. The full transcription of 770 Scottish, English and Irish inhabitants was kindly provided by Maria Cruset. Readers wishing further information from the full transcript should contact the present writer  by e-mail.

By 1869 the attractive district of Chascomus, with its town, lakes, fertile lands and rail connections with Buenos Aires some seventy miles away, had become a popular area for British settlers. Among them were many Scots, some of them great landowners, others shepherds, farmers or labourers. These Scots had their Presbyterian chapel and a resident minister, the Rev. Martin Ferguson.

The census enumerators collected data on Surname, Name, Age, Sex, Civil State, Nationality, Birthplace for those born in Argentina, Occupation, Whether the person could read and/or write, school attendance and some miscellaneous information, e.g. orphaned children. Family relationships are not given. Since the original data were recorded by Spanish-speaking enumerators and some of those giving information could not write their names, there are some misspellings of surnames. However, most surnames are clear or easily interpreted.

As well as those who are recorded as Scottish, a number of others described as English have been included, principally on the grounds that English was often used to describe Britons, they have possible Scottish surnames and/or are known to be of Scots origin from other sources.

The present extract covers Surname, Name, Age, Sex, Civil State, Nationality Birthplace if Argentine, and Occupation. Entries for some categories have been abbreviated and occupations translated into English terms.

Key to abbreviations

Sex – V = Varon = Male       M = Mujer = Female

Civil State  -  C = Casada = Married    S = Soltero = Single   V = Viuda/o = Widow/er

Nationality  -  A = Argentine   E = Escoces = Scot   I = Ingles = English  

Born -  Bs.As. Buenos Aires Province  ( Mostly children born in Argentina)



Surname

Name

Age

Sex

Civil State

Nationality

Born

Occupation

Buchanan

Roberto

10

V

  

A

Bs.As.

Pupil

Jefford

Ines

32

M

C

E

    

Jefford

Josefa

58

M

V

E

    

Walker

Antonio

22

V

S

E

  

Shepherd

Bell

Juan

28

V

S

I

  

Landowner

Grant

Diego

43

V

C

I

  

Landowner

    “

Martha

40

M

C

A

Bs.As.

  

    “

Ana

17

M

S

 “

    “

  

    “

Martha

15

M

S

 “

    “

  

    “

Juana

12

M

S

 “

    “

  

    “

Tomas

10

V

  

 “

    “

  

    “

Roberto

8

V

  

 “

    “

  

    “

Guillermo

5

V

  

 “

    “

  

    “

Juan

3

V

  

 “

    “

  

    “

Jorge

1

V

  

 “

    “

  

Cameron

Alejandro

2

V

  

 “

    “

  

    “

Rodrigo

28

V

C

I

  

Landowner

Shedden

Guillermo

64

V

C

I

  

Landowner

    “

Isabel

44

M

C

I

    

    “

Guillermo

22

V

S

A

Bs.As.

Landowner

    “

Jorge

19

V

S

 “

    “

Majordomo

    “

Eufemia

17

M

S

 “

    “

  

    “

Catalina

15

M

S

 “

    “

  

    “          

Juan

8

V

  

 “

    “

  

Barne

Juan

48

V

S

I (E)

  

Ditcher

Dodds

Juan

37

V

C

I

  

Landowner

  “

Isabel

39

M

C

A

Bs.As.

  

  “

Luisa

12

M

  

 “

    “

 Pupil

  “

Diego

10  

V

  

 “

    “

 Pupil

  “

Guillermo

 8

V

  

 “

    “

 Pupil

  “

Maria

6

M

  

 “

    “

 Pupil

Robinson

Maria

9

M

  

E

    

  “

Luis

28

V

S

E

    

Rocha

Juana

47

M

C

E

  

Landowner

Robinson

Hugo

55

V

C

E

  

Landowner

Blaque

Mariano

27

V

S

E

  

Cattlehand (Gaucho)

Walson

Enrique

20

V

S

E

  

Labourer

Bruce

Roberto

30

V

S

E

  

Labourer

Kein

David

28

V

S

E

  

Labourer

Magon

Alejandro

31

V

C

E

  

Shepherd

Memurry

Maria

68

M

C

E

    

Magon

Elisa

2

M

  

A

    

Magon

Maria

3

M

  

A

    

Magon

Juana

4

M

  

A

    

Robinson

Eufemia

24

M

C

E

    

Robinson

Guillermo

45

V

C

E

  

Shepherd

Magon

Alejandro

70

V

C

E

  

Shepherd

Esme

Santiago

30

V

S

E

  

Shepherd

Androse

Diego

30

V

S

E

Ayo

  

  ?

Juana

35

M

C

E

    

Esquen

Santiago

40

V

C

E

  

Shepherd

Thomson

Diego

29

V

S

E

Ayo

Shepherd

Burnet

Diego

47

V

C

I

  

Landowner

   “

Luisa

38

M

C

I

    

   “

Catalina

15

M

S

A

Bs.As.

  

   “

Enrique

12

V

  

 “

   “

 Pupil 

   “

Isabel

10

M

  

 “

   “

 Pupil

   “

Luisa

8

M

  

 “

   “

 Pupil  

   “

Mariana

6

M

  

 “

   “

 Pupil

   “

Diego

4

V

  

 “

   “

  

   “

Tomas

2

V

  

 “

   “

  

Dodds

Diego

44

V

C

 I

  

Landowner

    “

Isabel

40

M

C

I

    

    “

Elena

16

M

S

I

    

    “

Juan

14

V

  

A

Bs.As.

Pupil

    “

Tomas

12

V

  

“

   “

Pupil

    “

Guillermo

9

V

  

“

   “

Pupil

    “

Roberto

7

V

  

“

   “

Pupil

    “

Luisa Georgina

6

M

  

“

   “

Pupil

    “

Horacio

4

V

  

“

   “

  

Sinclair

Tomas

20

V

S

I

  

Farmer

    “

Marta

55

M

C

I

    

    “

Jorge

60

V

C

I

  

Shepherd

    “

Andres

18

V

S

I

    

    “

Diego

32

V

C

I

  

Shepherd

    “

Margarita

27

M

C

I

    

    “

Jorge

8

V

  

A

    

    “

Margarita

6

M

  

 “

    

    “

Marta

4

M

  

 “

    

    “

Juan

2

V

  

 “

    

Dodds

Guillermo

31

V

C

I

  

Shepherd

   “

Juana

28

M

C

I

    

   “

Diego

3

 V

  

A

    

   “

Guillermo

1

 V

  

 “

    

Alejandro

Santiago

22

 V

 S

E

  

Schoolmaster

Walker

Roberto

27

 V

 C

E

  

Shepherd

     “

Margarita

23

M

 C

E

    

     “

Margarita

1

 M

  

E

    

Reid

Patricio

34

 V

 V

E

  

Landowner

   “

Catalina

 7

 M

  

A

Bs.As.

  

   “

Margarita

 5

 M

  

 “

   “

  

   “

Elena

 2

 M

  

 “

   “

  

Dick

Andres

 29

 V

 S

E

  

Landowner

Stewart

Margarita

40

 M

 V

E

    

Riddel

Elena

29

 M

 S

E

  

Servant

McMahon

Margarita

50

 M

 C

E

  

Cook

      “

 Juan

18

 V

 S

E

  

Labourer

      “

 Catalina

14

 M

 S

E

  

Servant

McDonald

Juan

40

 V

 S

E

  

Labourer

       “

Santiago

40

 V

 C

E

  

Labourer

       “

Isabel

35

M

 C

E

    

       “

Amelia

11

M

  

E

    

       “

Donald

9

V

  

E

    

      “

Catalina

7

M

  

E

    

      “

Juan

5

V

  

E

    

      “

Archivaldo

3

V

  

E

    

      “

Ronaldo

2

V

  

E

    

McDougal

Alan

28

V

 C

E

  

Grower

      “

Catalina

21

M

 C

E

    

      “

Maria

1

    

A

Bs.As.

  

Ferguson

Martin

43

V

 C

E

  

Minister (Pres.)

     “

Elisa

4

M

  

A

Bs.As.

  

     “

Augusta

2

M

  

A

    “

  

Scot

Pedro

25

V

 C

E

  

Blacksmith

   “

Francisca

30

M

 V

A

Bs.As.

Domestic Serv.

   “

Roberto

9

V

  

 “

   “

  

   “

Amelia

7

M

  

 “

   “

  

   “

Luisa

5

M

  

 “

   “

  

   “

Adolfo

2

V

  

 “

   “

  

Auld

Jules

30

V

 C

 E

  

Merchant

Ross

Donald

21

V

 S

 E

  

Landowner

  “

Donald

22

V

 S

 E

  

Dependant

Reid

Guillermo

35

V

 S

 E

  

Shepherd

Begg

Alejandro

25

V

 S

 E

  

Shepherd

Bell

Diego

35

V

 C

 E

  

Landowner

  “

Georgiana

35

M

 C

 E

    

Bellany

Juan

17

 V

 S

 E

    

    “

Helena

15

M

 S

 E

    

    “

Christiana

13

M

  

 E

    

    “

Enrique

11

V

  

 E

    

Bell

Eleanor

9

M

  

 A

Bs.As.

  

  “

Isabel

7

M

  

 A

    “

  

  “

Mariana

5

M

  

 A

    “

  

  “

Luisa

2

M

  

 A

    “

  

  “

Juan

1

V

  

 A

    “

  

Jonston

Santiago

26

V

 S

 E

  

Shepherd

Jolly

Stewart

23

V

 S

 E

  

Shepherd

  “

Hugh

21

V

 S

 E

  

Shepherd

Jervisson

Jorge

33

V

 S

 E

  

Photographer

Laidlan

Tomas

70

V

 S

 I

  

Schoolmaster

McKay

Hector

28

V

 S

 I

  

Shepherd

Johnstone

Joseph

34

V

 C

 I

  

Landowner

       “

Juana

25

M

 C

 I

    

       “

Juana

9

M

  

 A

Bs.As.

  

       “

Juan

7

V

  

 A

  “

  

       “

Margarita

5

M

  

 A

  “

  

       “

Kiriam

3

V

  

 A

  “

  

       “

Jose

1

V

  

 A

  “

  

Johnstone

Juan

30

V

S

 I

  

Shepherd

Shiell

Jorge

55

V

C

 I

  

Landowner

  “

Elena

45

M

C

 I

    

McDonald

Alejandro

31

V

C

 I

  

Majordomo

      “

Petrona Duval de

28

M

C

 A

Bs.As.

  

      “

Elena

6

M

  

 A

  “

  

      “

Alejandro

4

V

  

 A

  “

  

      “

Prudencio

3

V

  

 A

  “

  

      “

Matilde

1

M

  

 A

  “

  

Johnstone

Maria

24

M

C

 I

    

Wallace

Patricio

22

V

S

 I

  

Landowner

Creig

Diego

32

V

C

 I

  

Landowner

   “

Juana

28

M

C

 A

Bs.As.

  

   “

Juan

11

V

  

 A

   “

Pupil

   “

Diego

10

V

  

 A

   “

Pupil

   “

Jorge

8

V

  

 A

   “

  

   “

Margarita

6

M

  

 A

   “

  

   “

Guillermo

5

V

  

 A

   “

  

   “

Carlos

1

V

  

 A

   “

  

Johnstone

Kiriam

60

V

C

 I

  

Landowner

     “

Juana

57

M

C

 I

    

     “

Roberto

30

V

S

 I

  

Landowner

     “

Luisa

21

M

S

 A

Bs.As.

  

     “

Elena

19

M

S

 A

   “

  

     “

Margarita

17

M

S

 A

   “

  

     “

Anita

15

M

S

 A

   “

  

Anderson

Juan

49

V

C

  I

  

Shepherd

    “

Elisa

38

M

C

  I

    

    “

Marta

17

M

S

 A

Bs.As.

  

    “

Juan

16

V

S

 A

   “

  

    “

Matilde

15

M

S

 A

   “

  

    “

Tomas

12