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Household of James McDonald (born 1839, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McDonald, born in 1839 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1845 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; David (born 1862 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ronald (born 1873 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1878 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Ronald

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

McDonald

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

17

1864

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ronald

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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