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Household of Don McDonald (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crathie & Braemar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Don McDonald and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Don McDonald, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Don was the head of the household, married to Helen McDonald, born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1861 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1870 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William J (born 1880 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Don's Servant, Isabella McKenzie, born in 1858 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Don McDonald's household

Male

Don

McDonald

Head
Female

Helen

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William J

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McKenzie

Servant
First name(s) Don
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Don

McDonald

Head

Married

57

1824

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William J

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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