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Household of John Macdonald (born 1820, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1820 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Macdonald, born in 1822 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1858 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1865 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Angus (born 1870 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Jessie Mary Macdonald, born in 1879 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Catherine

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Murdo

Macdonald

Son
Male

Angus

Macdonald

Son
Female

Jessie Mary

Macdonald

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

61

1820

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

59

1822

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Macdonald

Son

-

16

1865

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

Macdonald

Son

-

11

1870

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie Mary

Macdonald

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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