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Household of James Macdonald (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knockando, Moray, 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.

James Macdonald and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdonald, born in 1845 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Macdonald, born in 1848 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1871 in Advie, Morayshire, Scotland), Annabella (born 1873 in Advie, Morayshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Advie, Morayshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1822 in Morayshire, Scotland), James's Nephew, James (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Hains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Macdonald's household

Male

James

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Annabella

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Cruickshank

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Fraser

Nephew
Male

James

Gordon

Boarder
Male

William

Peat

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Macdonald

Head

Married

36

1845

-

Jessie

Macdonald

Wife

Married

33

1848

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

10

1871

Advie, Morayshire, Scotland

Annabella

Macdonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Advie, Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Advie, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

-

0

1881

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Cruickshank

Mother-In-Law

Widow

59

1822

Morayshire, Scotland

James

Fraser

Nephew

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Carnkie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Peat

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Hains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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