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Household of James McDonald (born 1835, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyke, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1835 in Dyke, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1838 in Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1866 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Murdoch (born 1869 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Murdoch

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

46

1835

Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Murdoch

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Dyke, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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