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Household of David McDonald (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1847 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Ratisay (born 1873 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland) and Robina (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Boarder, Robina Paton, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David McDonald's household

Male

David

McDonald

Head
Female

Robina

Paton

Boarder
Female

Ratisay

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Robina

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McDonald

Head

Widower

34

1847

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Robina

Paton

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ratisay

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Robina

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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