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Household of James McDonald (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Kilbride, 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 Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1847 in -. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1879 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Letitia (born 1881 in Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James McDonald's household

Male

James

McDonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Richard

McDonald

Son
Female

Letitia

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

-

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Letitia

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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