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Household of James Macdonald (born 1837, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petty, Invernessshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdonald, born in 1837 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macdonald, born in 1840 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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James Macdonald's household

Male

James

Macdonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Male

Donald

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macdonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife

Married

41

1840

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

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