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Household of John Macdonald (born 1817, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinellar, Aberdeenshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1817 in Rathven, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary R Macdonald, born in 1839 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Christina Tough, born in 1864 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary R

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Robert

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Janet

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Annie

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Christina

Tough

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

64

1817

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary R

Macdonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Macdonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Macdonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Tough

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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