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Household of Finlay McDonald (born 1833, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ardclach, Nairn, 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 McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay McDonald, born in 1833 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. Finlay was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1841 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Donald (born 1875 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Alexander I (born 1877 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1878 in Nairnshire, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1880 in Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Finlay's Servant, Ann (born 1864 in Nairnshire, Scotland) and Finlay's Servant, Kenneth (born 1843 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Finlay McDonald's household

Male

Finlay

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander I

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Williamina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

McRea

Servant
Male

Kenneth

Cameron

Servant
First name(s) Finlay
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Finlay

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Nairnshire, Scotland

Alexander I

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Nairnshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Nairnshire, Scotland

Williamina

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Nairnshire, Scotland

Ann

McRea

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Nairnshire, Scotland

Kenneth

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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