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Household of John Macdonald (born 1856, Aberdeenshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Macdonald, born in 1856 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Macdonald, born in 1858 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1880 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Ann McLennan, born in 1831 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Martha

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Female

Ann

McLennan

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

25

1856

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Martha

Macdonald

Wife

Married

23

1858

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Macdonald

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

McLennan

Mother-In-Law

Married

50

1831

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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