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Household of John Macdonald (born 1837, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1837 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Macdonald, born in 1843 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), William B (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Grace (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and James A (born 1881 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Female

Janet

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

William B

Macdonald

Son
Female

Grace

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

James A

Macdonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

44

1837

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Macdonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

William B

Macdonald

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Grace

Macdonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

James A

Macdonald

Son

-

0

1881

Midlothian, Scotland

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