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Household of John Donald (born 1814, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumclog Avondale, 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.

John Donald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donald, born in 1814 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Robert (born 1861 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella Orr (born 1864 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1858 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Maggie (born 1863 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Maggie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Donald's household

Male

John

Donald

Head
Male

Robert

Donald

Son
Female

Isabella Orr

Donald

Daughter
Male

John

Smith

Servant
Female

Maggie

Henderson

Servant
Female

Maggie

Harvey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Donald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donald

Head

Widower

67

1814

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Donald

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Orr

Donald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Smith

Servant

Widower

23

1858

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie

Henderson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Harvey

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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