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Household of David McDonald (born 1839, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1839 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1839 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1861 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Nellie (born 1878 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Uncle, John McDonald, born in 1822 in Midlothian, Scotland.
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David McDonald's household
David
McDonald
Head
Elizabeth
McDonald
Wife
Elizabeth
McDonald
Daughter
David
McDonald
Son
Mary
McDonald
Daughter
Peter
McDonald
Son
Agnes
McDonald
Daughter
William
McDonald
Son
Nellie
McDonald
Daughter
John
McDonald
Uncle
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | McDonald | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McDonald | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | McDonald | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | McDonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | McDonald | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Nellie | McDonald | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Uncle | Unmarried | 59 | 1822 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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