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Household of John Macdonald (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Macdonald, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John L (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Marian Shaw, born in 1861 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Janet

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John L

Macdonald

Son
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Female

Marian

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Macdonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John L

Macdonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marian

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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