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Household of Bethia E McDonald (born 1828, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Bethia E McDonald and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bethia E McDonald, born in 1828 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 11 members. Bethia E was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Isabella F (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina B (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald E (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Bethia E's Visitor, Frances L W (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bethia E's Visitor, James L (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bethia E's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bethia E's Servant, Ann (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bethia E's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Bethia E McDonald's household

Female

Bethia E

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella F

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina B

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Archibald E

McDonald

Son
Female

Frances L W

Ellis

Visitor
Male

James L

Ellis

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Fisher

Servant
Female

Ann

McQueen

Servant
Female

Mary

Gilbert

Servant
First name(s) Bethia E
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bethia E

McDonald

Head

Widow

53

1828

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella F

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina B

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald E

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frances L W

Ellis

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James L

Ellis

Visitor

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Fisher

Servant

Widow

65

1816

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McQueen

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilbert

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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