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Household of James Macdonald (born 1832, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ardclach, Nairn, 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 1832 in Nairnshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, William (born 1834 in Nairnshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Christina (born 1823 in Nairnshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), James's Servant, John (born 1867 in Dores, Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Alexander (born 1862 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Donald (born 1864 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Donald (born 1820 in Nairnshire, Scotland).


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James Macdonald's household

Male

James

Macdonald

Head
Male

William

Macdonald

Brother
Female

Christina

Macdonald

Sister
Female

Ellen

Fraser

Servant
Male

John

Shaw

Servant
Male

Alexander

McDougal

Servant
Male

Donald

McGillivray

Servant
Male

Donald

Macintosh

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Macdonald

Head

Unmarried

49

1832

Nairnshire, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Brother

Unmarried

47

1834

Nairnshire, Scotland

Christina

Macdonald

Sister

Unmarried

58

1823

Nairnshire, Scotland

Ellen

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

John

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Dores, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDougal

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Donald

McGillivray

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Donald

Macintosh

Visitor

Unmarried

61

1820

Nairnshire, Scotland

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