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Household of John Macdonald (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Macdonald and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1833 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Macdonald, born in 1838 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Ernest E (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Thomas H (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Edith S (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, William (born 1856 in Scotland), John's Assistant, Robert (born 1864 in Nawton, Yorkshire, England), John's Assistant, Arthur W (born 1865 in Windsor, Berkshire, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth S (born 1860 in Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Louisa C (born 1861 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and John's Lodger, Elizabeth L (born 1857 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Sophia

Macdonald

Wife
Male

William

Watson

Assistant
Male

Robert

Savage

Assistant
Male

Arthur W

Cutter

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth S

Bridgman

Servant
Female

Louisa C

Groom

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth L

Jorden

Lodger
Male

Ernest E

Macdonald

Son
Male

Thomas H

Macdonald

Son
Female

Edith S

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Scotland

Sophia

Macdonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Southwark, Surrey, England

William

Watson

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Robert

Savage

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Nawton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur W

Cutter

Assistant

Single

16

1865

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth S

Bridgman

Servant

Single

21

1860

Middlesex, England

Louisa C

Groom

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Brixton, Surrey, England

Elizabeth L

Jorden

Lodger

Single

24

1857

North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Ernest E

Macdonald

Son

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

Thomas H

Macdonald

Son

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith S

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

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