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Household of David McDonald (born 1849, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rescobie, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1849 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Annie McDonald, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Colin (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1877 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1879 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Step Daughter, Georgina Purdie, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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David McDonald's household
David
McDonald
Head
Annie
McDonald
Wife
Georgina
Purdie
Step Daughter
Colin
McDonald
Son
Alexander
McDonald
Son
Annie
McDonald
Daughter
Jeanie
McDonald
Daughter
Mary Ann
McDonald
Daughter
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | McDonald | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Annie | McDonald | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Georgina | Purdie | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Colin | McDonald | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | McDonald | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Annie | McDonald | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | McDonald | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | McDonald | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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