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Household of James McDonald (born 1856, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drainie, Moray, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1856 in Knockando, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie McDonald, born in 1850 in Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 1 child; George, born 1880 in Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father-In-Law, Kenneth (born 1805 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Kenneth (born 1848 in Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Annie

McDonald

Wife
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Male

Kenneth

McLennan

Father-In-Law
Male

Kenneth

McLennan

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

25

1856

Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Wife

-

31

1850

Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Kenneth

McLennan

Father-In-Law

Widower

76

1805

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

McLennan

Visitor

Unmarried

33

1848

Knockando, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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