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Household of John Macdonald (born 1844, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petty, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1844 in Nairnshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macdonald, born in 1843 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Hugh (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1861 in Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1851 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, John (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Alexander (born 1851 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Servant, Donald (born 1862 in Nairnshire, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Hugh

McBean

Servant
Male

Alexander

Gordon

Servant
Male

James

Munro

Servant
Male

John

Mackenzie

Servant
Male

John

McLennan

Servant
Male

Alexander

Matheson

Servant
Male

Donald

Matheson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

37

1844

Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Hugh

McBean

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Morayshire, Scotland

John

Mackenzie

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McLennan

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Matheson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Matheson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Nairnshire, Scotland

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