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Household of James McDonald (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1831 in Musselburgh, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Georgina McDonald, born in 1843 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1861 in -), Alison (born 1863 in -), Georgina (born 1868 in -), Elizabeth (born 1870 in -), Gardiner (born 1871 in -), Annie (born 1874 in -) and Margaret (born 1877 in -).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Georgina

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Alison

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Georgina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Gardiner

McDonald

Son
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Musselburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Musselburgh, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

-

Alison

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

-

Georgina

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

-

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

-

Gardiner

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

-

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

-

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

-

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