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Household of John Donaldson (born 1837, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donaldson, born in 1837 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Joan Donaldson, born in 1838 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1862 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1864 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabel (born 1873 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Eliza (born 1875 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Rodger, born in 1842 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Donaldson's household

Male

John

Donaldson

Head
Female

Joan

Donaldson

Wife
Male

John

Donaldson

Son
Male

James

Donaldson

Son
Female

Janet

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

William

Rodger

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donaldson

Head

Married

44

1837

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Joan

Donaldson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Donaldson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Donaldson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Donaldson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabel

Donaldson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Donaldson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Rodger

Boarder

Married

39

1842

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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