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Household of John McDonald (born 1844, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1844 in Invernessshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1844 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; John (born 1867 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alex F (born 1873 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1875 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Kenneth (born 1878 in New Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1880 in New Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

Alex F

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary J

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Son
Female

Barbara

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

37

1844

Invernessshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

37

1844

Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Invernessshire, Scotland

Alex F

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary J

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

New Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Barbara

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

New Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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