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Household of James McDonald (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cairney, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1824 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1831 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1860 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, James Dow, born in 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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James McDonald's household
James
McDonald
Head
Jane
McDonald
Wife
Agnes
McDonald
Daughter
James
McDonald
Son
William
McDonald
Son
Jessie
McDonald
Daughter
John
McDonald
Son
James
Dow
Grandson
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McDonald | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McDonald | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | McDonald | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | McDonald | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Dow | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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