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Household of Catherine Macdonald (born 1818)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Catherine Macdonald and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Macdonald, born in 1818 in , consisted of 4 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Alexander (born 1836 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1850 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Granddaughter, Jessie Law, born in 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Catherine Macdonald's household

Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Head
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Female

Christina

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Law

Granddaughter
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place -

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Macdonald

Head

Widow

63

1818

-

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

45

1836

Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Christina

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

31

1850

Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Jessie

Law

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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