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Household of David McDonald (born 1846, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1846 in Caithness, consisted of 14 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonald, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, Margaret (born 1797 in Ayrshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, Thomas (born 1808 in -), David's Boarder, David (born 1841 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David's Boarder, Robert (born 1855 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David McDonald's household

Male

David

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

Jones

Son
Female

Catherine

Jones

Daughter
Male

Angus

Jones

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McCalman

Servant
Female

Margaret

McLeod

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Atkinson

Boarder
Male

David

Galbraith

Boarder
Male

James

Harvey

Boarder
Male

Robert

Watson

Boarder
Male

John

Scott

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McDonald

Head

Married

35

1846

Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Jones

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Jones

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

Jones

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McCalman

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLeod

Boarder

Widow

84

1797

Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Atkinson

Boarder

Widower

73

1808

-

David

Galbraith

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Harvey

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Scott

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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