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Household of James Macdonald (born 1844, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Macdonald, born in 1844 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Macdonald, born in 1849 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Frederick Clark (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Flora (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James Harold (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles Eric (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Mary (born 1855 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane Ann (born 1863 in Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland).


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James Macdonald's household

Male

James

Macdonald

Head
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Frederick Clark

Macdonald

Son
Female

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

James Harold

Macdonald

Son
Male

Charles Eric

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Sister
Female

Mary

Leish

Servant
Female

Mary

Henderson

Servant
Female

Jane Ann

Grant

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Macdonald

Head

Married

37

1844

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frederick Clark

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Flora

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James Harold

Macdonald

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles Eric

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Sister

Unmarried

26

1855

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Leish

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Ann

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland

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