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Household of John Macdonald (born 1823, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1823 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Macdonald, born in 1836 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1862 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Duncan (born 1864 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Murdo (born 1874 in Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Macdonald

Son
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Murdo

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

58

1823

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Duncan

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Macdonald

Son

-

7

1874

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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