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Household of John Macdonald (born 1838, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmuir, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1838 in Invernessshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Macdonald, born in 1842 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Ewen (born 1862 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Hector (born 1864 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Chirsty (born 1874 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Effy (born 1876 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Invernessshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Mary Nicolson, born in 1816 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Emily

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Ewen

Macdonald

Son
Male

Hector

Macdonald

Son
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Male

Angus

Macdonald

Son
Female

Chirsty

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Effy

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

Nicolson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

Emily

Macdonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Invernessshire, Scotland

Ewen

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Invernessshire, Scotland

Hector

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

-

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

Angus

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

Chirsty

Macdonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Invernessshire, Scotland

Effy

Macdonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alexander

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Nicolson

Mother-In-Law

Unmarried

65

1816

Invernessshire, Scotland

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