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Household of James McDonald (born 1849, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 1849 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1849 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Hugh

McDonald

Son
Female

Bella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Walter

McDonald

Son
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

32

1849

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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