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Household of James Macdonald (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdonald, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie L Macdonald, born in 1845 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Nelly L (born 1870 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie S (born 1872 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred C (born 1874 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie M (born 1879 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Isabella Fairweather, born in 1861 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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James Macdonald's household
James
Macdonald
Head
Annie L
Macdonald
Wife
Nelly L
Macdonald
Daughter
Maggie S
Macdonald
Daughter
Alfred C
Macdonald
Son
Annie M
Macdonald
Daughter
Isabella
Fairweather
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Macdonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Macdonald | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Annie L | Macdonald | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Nelly L | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Maggie S | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alfred C | Macdonald | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Annie M | Macdonald | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Fairweather | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
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