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Household of James McDonald (born 1851, Nairnshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1851 in Nairn, Nairnshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1851 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jessie Currie, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Jessie

Currie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

30

1851

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Currie

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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