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Household of James McDonald (born 1825, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Little Dunkeld, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1825 in Weem, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza McDonald, born in 1833 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1867 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1873 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, George Scott, born in 1866 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Son
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Son
Male

George

Scott

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

56

1825

Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Perthshire, Scotland

George

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

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