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Household of James McDonald (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blair Athole, Perthshire, 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 1841 in Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia McDonald, born in 1847 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Perthshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in Perthshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Hughina Adam, born in 1861 in Stockton, England.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Sophia

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Anne

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Hughina

Adam

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

Sophia

McDonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Perthshire, Scotland

Anne

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Perthshire, Scotland

Hughina

Adam

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Stockton, England

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