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Household of James McDonald (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1839 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Martha

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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