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Household of James McDonald (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1856 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen McDonald, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1880 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Moore, born in 1858 in Ireland.


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Helen

McDonald

Wife
Male

Joseph

McDonald

Son
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Male

John

Moore

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

McDonald

Head

Married

25

1856

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Joseph

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Moore

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

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