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Household of James McDonald (born 1840, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1840 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1841 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1860 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1862 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, Alexander Taylor, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James McDonald's household
James
McDonald
Head
Mary
McDonald
Wife
James
McDonald
Son
Martha
McDonald
Daughter
John
McDonald
Son
Thomas
McDonald
Son
Alexander
McDonald
Son
Alexander
Taylor
Grandson
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | McDonald | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
James | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Martha | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | McDonald | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | McDonald | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Taylor | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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