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Household of James McDonald (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina McDonald, born in 1841 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1861 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1867 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1875 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Christina

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Barbara

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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