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Household of James McDonald (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 1849 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1851 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1824 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Mary (born 1856 in Kinnaird, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

Rankin

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Rankin

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McDonald

Head

Married

32

1849

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Rankin

Mother-In-Law

Widow

57

1824

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Rankin

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Kinnaird, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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