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Household of James McDonald (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1842 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Jane (born 1860 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Sister, Maggie (born 1856 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Step Sister, Mary (born 1858 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Maggie (born 1868 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, John (born 1871 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Sister
Female

Maggie

McGuirk

Step Sister
Female

Mary

McGuirk

Step Sister
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Niece
Male

John

McDonald

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Unmarried

39

1842

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Sister

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McGuirk

Step Sister

Unmarried

25

1856

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGuirk

Step Sister

Unmarried

23

1858

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDonald

Niece

-

13

1868

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Nephew

-

10

1871

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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