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Household of John McDonald (born 1850, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reay, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1850 in Caithness, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1852 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in -).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Peter

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

31

1850

Caithness, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

-

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