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Household of John Donechy (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Donechy and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donechy, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Donechy, born in 1839 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Betsy (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ellen (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Wallace (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Betsy (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1810 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Donechy's household

Male

John

Donechy

Head
Female

Margaret

Donechy

Wife
Female

Betsy

Donechy

Daughter
Male

John

Donechy

Son
Female

Annie

Donechy

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Donechy

Daughter
Female

Mary

Donechy

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Donechy

Niece
Male

Peter

Donechy

Son
Male

Wallace

Donechy

Son
Female

Margaret

Donechy

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Donechy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donechy

Head

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Donechy

Wife

Married

42

1839

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Donechy

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Donechy

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Donechy

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Donechy

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Donechy

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Donechy

Niece

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Donechy

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Wallace

Donechy

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Donechy

Granddaughter

Widow

71

1810

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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