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Household of Elizabeth McDonald (born 1828, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Elizabeth McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1828 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Helen (born 1857 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland), Michael (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Niece, Margaret Martin, born in 1860 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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Elizabeth McDonald's household

Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Head
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Michael

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Martin

Niece
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

McDonald

Head

Widow

53

1828

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Michael

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Martin

Niece

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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