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Household of John Macdonald (born 1821, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1821 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Macdonald, born in 1838 in Parkstone, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Minnie E (born 1868 in Poole, Dorset, England), Thomas H (born 1869 in Poole, Dorset, England), Mary A E (born 1872 in Poole, Dorset, England) and Eleanor R (born 1874 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, George (born 1864 in Blandford, Dorset, England) and John's Boarder, George (born 1866 in Winchester, Hampshire, England).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Rebecca

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Minnie E

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary A E

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Eleanor R

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

George

Barratt

Boarder
Male

George

Wise

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

60

1821

Exeter, Devon, England

Rebecca

Macdonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Parkstone, Dorset, England

Minnie E

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Poole, Dorset, England

Thomas H

Macdonald

Son

Single

12

1869

Poole, Dorset, England

Mary A E

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Poole, Dorset, England

Eleanor R

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

George

Barratt

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Blandford, Dorset, England

George

Wise

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Winchester, Hampshire, England

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