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Household of David McDonald (born 1849, Argyllshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David McDonald, born in 1849 in Southend, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jessie McDonald, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jenny (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Alice (born 1861 in Ireland) and David's Servant, Annie (born 1867 in Ireland).


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David McDonald's household

Male

David

McDonald

Head
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jenny

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hannah

Servant
Female

Annie

Hannah

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

McDonald

Head

Married

32

1849

Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jenny

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Hannah

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Annie

Hannah

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

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