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Household of David McDonald (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1852 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ellen McDonald, born in 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Betsy (born 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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David McDonald's household

Male

David

McDonald

Head
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McDonald

Head

Married

29

1852

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ellen

McDonald

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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