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Household of John Macdonald (born 1835, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Jona, Argyllshire, 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 1835 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Macdonald, born in 1850 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Dugald (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Dugald (born 1833 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Mother, Margaret (born 1801 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, William (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Macdonald's household

Male

John

Macdonald

Head
Female

Mary

Macdonald

Wife
Male

John

Macdonald

Son
Male

Dugald

Macdonald

Son
Male

Donald

Macdonald

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Macdonald

Daughter
Male

Dugald

Macdonald

Brother
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Mother
Male

William

Craig

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Macdonald

Head

Married

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Macdonald

Wife

Married

31

1850

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

Macdonald

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Macdonald

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

Dugald

Macdonald

Brother

Unmarried

48

1833

Argyllshire, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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