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Household of John Macdonald (born 1811, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 1811 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace McKenzie, born in 1819 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William B (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Duncan R (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Grace

McKenzie

Wife
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Male

William B

Macdonald

Son
Male

Duncan R

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary

McKay

Servant
Female

Margaret

Mill

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

70

1811

Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

McKenzie

Wife

Married

62

1819

Sutherland, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William B

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Duncan R

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Mill

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

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