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Household of John Donaldson (born 1823, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donaldson, born in 1823 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Donaldson, born in 1845 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1871 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1872 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1878 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Margaret (born 1849 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Ireland), John's Granddaughter, Grace (born 1878 in Ireland) and John's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1880 in Ireland).


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John Donaldson's household

Male

John

Donaldson

Head
Female

Margaret

Donaldson

Wife
Female

Helen

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Donaldson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Donaldson

Son
Female

Margaret

Donaldson

Daughter-In-Law
Male

John

Donaldson

Grandson
Female

Grace

Donaldson

Granddaughter
Female

Isabella

Donaldson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donaldson

Head

Married

58

1823

Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donaldson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Helen

Donaldson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Donaldson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Peter

Donaldson

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donaldson

Daughter-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Donaldson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Ireland

Grace

Donaldson

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Ireland

Isabella

Donaldson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Ireland

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