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Household of James McDonald (born 1837, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina McDonald, born in 1843 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Christina

McDonald

Wife
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ellen

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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