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Household of David Macdonald (born 1822, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

David Macdonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Macdonald, born in 1822 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ann Macdonald, born in 1831 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1860 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1874 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Sister, Ann Macdonald, born in 1812 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Macdonald's household

Male

David

Macdonald

Head
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Wife
Male

David

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Eliza

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

Macdonald

Sister
First name(s) David
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Macdonald

Head

Married

59

1822

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Wife

Married

50

1831

Caithness, Scotland

David

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Eliza

Macdonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Macdonald

Sister

Unmarried

69

1812

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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