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Household of John Macdonald (born 1824, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 1824 in Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Macdonald, born in 1841 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Emily (born 1874 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), David (born 1877 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Helen

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Emily

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

David

Macdonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

57

1824

Sutherland, Scotland

Helen

Macdonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

16

1865

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Macdonald

Daughter

-

10

1871

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Emily

Macdonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

David

Macdonald

Son

-

4

1877

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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