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Household of John McDonald (born 1829, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halkirk, Caithness, 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 McDonald and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1829 in Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1828 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Caithness, Scotland), Catherine (born 1866 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1868 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1870 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Esther Tait, born in 1817 in Caithness, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Elisabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Esther

Tait

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

52

1829

Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

53

1828

Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Elisabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Esther

Tait

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

64

1817

Caithness, Scotland

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