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Household of James McDonald (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 Bridget McDonald, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Philip (born 1856 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Charles (born 1841 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Charles (born 1851 in Ireland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Bridget

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Male

Thomas

McGuire

Boarder
Male

Philip

McFadyen

Boarder
Male

Charles

McGowan

Boarder
Male

Charles

Crossan

Boarder
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

Bridget

McDonald

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

James

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGuire

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Philip

McFadyen

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

Charles

McGowan

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

Charles

Crossan

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

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