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Household of James McDonald (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 1851 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1855 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1869 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Bernard (born 1876 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father, Charles (born 1818 in Ireland) and James's Brother, Daniel (born 1862 in -).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Charles

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Bernard

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Charles

McDonald

Father
Male

Daniel

McDonald

Brother
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Bernard

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Father

Widower

63

1818

Ireland

Daniel

McDonald

Brother

Unmarried

19

1862

-

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