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Household of James McDonald (born 1838, 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 14 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1838 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 15 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes McDonald, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Maggie (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Nellie (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Flora (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in Kinton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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James McDonald's household
James
McDonald
Head
Agnes
McDonald
Wife
Maggie
McDonald
Daughter
James
McDonald
Son
David
McDonald
Son
William
McDonald
Son
George
McDonald
Son
Agnes
McDonald
Daughter
Nellie
McDonald
Daughter
Flora
McDonald
Daughter
Jane
Douglas
Servant
Jane
Barclay
Servant
Isabella
Leask
Servant
Jane
Stephen
Servant
Maggie
Douglas
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (15 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McDonald | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McDonald | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
David | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Nellie | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Flora | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Douglas | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Barclay | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Leask | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Stephen | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Maggie | Douglas | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Kinton, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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