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Household of James McDonald (born 1827)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1827 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Catherine (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Flora (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alexander (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie M (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Matthew W (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary M (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Brother, Michael McDonald, born in 1839 in Ireland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Flora

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Annie M

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Matthew W

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary M

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Michael

McDonald

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Widower

54

1827

Ireland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Flora

McDonald

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie M

McDonald

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Matthew W

McDonald

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary M

McDonald

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Michael

McDonald

Brother

Widower

42

1839

Ireland

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