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Household of John Macdonald (born 1817, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, Caithness, 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 Macdonald and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1817 in Caithness, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara Macdonald, born in 1828 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1865 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1867 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and John R (born 1868 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Barbara

Macdonald

Wife
Male

George

Macdonald

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

John R

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Macdonald

Head

Married

64

1817

Caithness, Scotland

Barbara

Macdonald

Wife

Married

53

1828

Caithness, Scotland

George

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Elisabeth

Macdonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

John R

Macdonald

Son

-

13

1868

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

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