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Household of John Macdonald (born 1821, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lairg, Sutherland, 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 1821 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Macdonald, born in 1828 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1855 in Sutherland, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Neil (born 1852 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter-In-Law, Barbara (born 1843 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Grandson, John William (born 1876 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Wife
Male

George

Macdonald

Son
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Neil

Macdonald

Son
Female

Barbara

Macdonald

Daughter-In-Law
Male

John William

Macdonald

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

60

1821

Sutherland, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Wife

Married

53

1828

Caithness, Scotland

George

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Sutherland, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Sutherland, Scotland

Neil

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Sutherland, Scotland

Barbara

Macdonald

Daughter-In-Law

Married

38

1843

Sutherland, Scotland

John William

Macdonald

Grandson

-

5

1876

Sutherland, Scotland

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