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Household of John Donaldson (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cockpen, Midlothian, 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 Donaldson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donaldson, born in 1841 in Ardoch, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Donaldson, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Taylor (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie Stewart (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine Duncal (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Theodore Johnson, born in 1863 in West Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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John Donaldson's household

Male

John

Donaldson

Head
Female

Catherine

Donaldson

Wife
Female

Mary Taylor

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Annie Stewart

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Catherine Duncal

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

Theodore

Johnson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donaldson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ardoch, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Donaldson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Taylor

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie Stewart

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine Duncal

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Theodore

Johnson

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

West Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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