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Household of Arthur McDonald (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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.

Arthur McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur McDonald, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1850 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Boarder, David (born 1854 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Arthur's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Arthur McDonald's household

Male

Arthur

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Arthur

McDonald

Son
Female

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Walter

McDonald

Son
Male

David

Burns

Boarder
Male

William

Lindsay

Boarder
First name(s) Arthur
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

McDonald

Head

Married

34

1847

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

31

1850

Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Burns

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Lindsay

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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