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Household of Jessie McDonald (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Jessie McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie McDonald, born in 1840 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Jessie was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Janet (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1863 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Farquhard (born 1869 in -), Maggie (born 1873 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Jessie's Boarder, John McAdem, born in 1859 in Ireland.


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Jessie McDonald's household

Female

Jessie

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Farquhard

McDonald

Son
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McAdem

Boarder
First name(s) Jessie
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jessie

McDonald

Head

Widow

41

1840

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Farquhard

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

-

Maggie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McAdem

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

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