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Household of John Macdonald (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1839 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Macdonald, born in 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Mary C (born 1867 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1869 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary A

Macdonald

Wife
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary C

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Male

Thomas

Macdonald

Son
Male

Joseph

Macdonald

Son
Male

Henry

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Macdonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Macdonald

Son

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

John

Macdonald

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Mary C

Macdonald

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Macdonald

Son

Single

12

1869

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Macdonald

Son

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Macdonald

Son

Single

4

1877

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry

Macdonald

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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