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Household of Colin McDonald (born 1845, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Colin McDonald and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Colin McDonald, born in 1845 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 5 members. Colin was the head of the household, married to Mary Macdonald, born in 1861 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Murdo (born 1878 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Norman (born 1880 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Colin's Servant, Henrietta McLeod, born in 1867 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Colin McDonald's household

Male

Colin

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Murdo

Macdonald

Son
Male

Norman

Macdonald

Son
Female

Henrietta

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) Colin
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Colin

McDonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

20

1861

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Macdonald

Son

-

3

1878

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Norman

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Henrietta

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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