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Household of Donald Macdonald (born 1846, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Olrig, Caithness, 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.
Donald Macdonald and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Donald Macdonald, born in 1846 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Donald was the head of the household, married to Jane Macdonald, born in 1851 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella Calder (born 1877 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1879 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John Miller (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Infant (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Donald's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1821 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald's Servant, Johanna (born 1869 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
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Donald Macdonald's household
Donald
Macdonald
Head
Jane
Macdonald
Wife
Isabella Calder
Macdonald
Daughter
Donald
Macdonald
Son
John Miller
Macdonald
Son
Infant
Macdonald
Son
Margaret
Miller
Mother-In-Law
Johanna
Manson
Servant
| First name(s) | Donald |
| Last name | Macdonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donald | Macdonald | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jane | Macdonald | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Isabella Calder | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Donald | Macdonald | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
John Miller | Macdonald | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Infant | Macdonald | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Margaret | Miller | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 60 | 1821 | Bower, Caithness, Scotland | |
Johanna | Manson | Servant | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
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