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Household of John McDonald (born 1837, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1837 in Forres, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1867 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland), Elsie (born 1869 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1876 in Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Maggie (born 1864 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elsie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Charles

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Ross

Servant
Female

Maggie

Asher

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Widower

44

1837

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Elsie

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Kinloss, Morayshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Maggie

Asher

Visitor

Unmarried

17

1864

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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