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Household of John Macdonald (born 1831, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, 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 1831 in Elgin, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Macdonald, born in 1836 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Devinia (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1878 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, James M Macdonald, born in 1877 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Devinia

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Male

Charles

Macdonald

Son
Male

James M

Macdonald

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Elgin, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Elgin, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Devinia

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Charles

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James M

Macdonald

Grandson

Unmarried

4

1877

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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