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Household of George McDonald (born 1819, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, 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.

George McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George McDonald, born in 1819 in Reay, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1825 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1869 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Gunn, born in 1798 in Caithness, Scotland.


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George McDonald's household

Male

George

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gunn

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) George
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

McDonald

Head

Married

62

1819

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

56

1825

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Gunn

Mother-In-Law

Widow

83

1798

Caithness, Scotland

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