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Household of Hector McDonald (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, 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.

Hector McDonald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hector McDonald, born in 1843 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Hector was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1844 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hector (born 1871 in Gateside, Ayrshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Hector McDonald's household

Male

Hector

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Hector

McDonald

Son
Male

Malcolm

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Hector
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hector

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hector

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Gateside, Ayrshire, Scotland

Malcolm

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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