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Household of James McDonald (born 1850, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1850 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1854 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1858 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, Allan (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert

Pellow

Brother-In-Law
Male

Allan

Pellow

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

31

1850

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

27

1854

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Pellow

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Allan

Pellow

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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