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Household of Finlay Macdonald (born 1809, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenshiel, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Finlay Macdonald and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay Macdonald, born in 1809 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 14 members. Finlay was the head of the household, married to Jessie M Macdonald, born in 1839 in North Uist, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Johanna M (born 1865 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexandrina F (born 1867 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Mary C (born 1869 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jemima E (born 1870 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Duncan A (born 1873 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James A (born 1875 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Arthurina (born 1879 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Finlay's Servant, Christina (born 1831 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Finlay's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Finlay's Servant, Donald (born 1850 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Finlay's Servant, William (born 1856 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Finlay's Visitor, Mary (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Finlay Macdonald's household

Male

Finlay

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jessie M

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Johanna M

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina F

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jemima E

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Duncan A

Macdonald

Son
Male

James A

Macdonald

Son
Female

Arthurina

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

Maclennan

Servant
Female

Mary

Finlayson

Servant
Male

Donald

Macaulay

Servant
Male

William

Mackenzie

Servant
Female

Mary

Macpherson

Visitor
First name(s) Finlay
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Finlay

Macdonald

Head

Married

72

1809

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie M

Macdonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

North Uist, Invernessshire, Scotland

Johanna M

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexandrina F

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary C

Macdonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jemima E

Macdonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Duncan A

Macdonald

Son

-

8

1873

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James A

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Arthurina

Macdonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Maclennan

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Finlayson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Macaulay

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Mackenzie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macpherson

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

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