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Household of David McDonald (born 1833, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsoy, Banffshire, 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 McDonald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1833 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1836 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Henry (born 1861 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1863 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Ruben (born 1866 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Helen W (born 1871 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Gertrude (born 1873 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and Joel (born 1880 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland).


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David McDonald's household

Male

David

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Henry

McDonald

Son
Female

Georgina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Ruben

McDonald

Son
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Female

Helen W

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Joel

McDonald

Son
First name(s) David
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Henry

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Georgina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Ruben

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen W

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Gertrude

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Joel

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

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