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Household of James McDonald (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England

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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 McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Catherine Brown, born in 1817 in Wexford, Ireland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

Joseph

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Brown

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

McDonald

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Brown

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Wexford, Ireland

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