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Household of James McDonald (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, 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 McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1837 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1847 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1868 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Angus (born 1872 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Maryann (born 1874 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Angus

McDonald

Son
Female

Maryann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Angus

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Maryann

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

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