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Household of James McDonald (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dyce, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1840 in Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elsie McDonald, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1871 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1872 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Bella (born 1880 in Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1855 in Morayshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Peter (born 1847 in Perthshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, Thomas J (born 1864 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Alex (born 1866 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).
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James McDonald's household
James
McDonald
Head
Elsie
McDonald
Wife
Maggie
McDonald
Daughter
James
McDonald
Son
Bella
Valentina
Granddaughter
John
McArthar
Boarder
William
Anderson
Boarder
Peter
Robertson
Boarder
Thomas J
Johnston
Boarder
Alex
Robertson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McDonald | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elsie | McDonald | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McDonald | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | McDonald | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Bella | Valentina | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | McArthar | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Morayshire, Scotland | |
William | Anderson | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Robertson | Boarder | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Thomas J | Johnston | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Robertson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland |
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