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Household of John McDonald (born 1824, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1824 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Therzia McDonald, born in 1831 in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1855 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Robert (born 1876 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Isabella (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Therzia

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Male

Charles

Stewart

Son
Male

Robert

McDonald

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Ironside

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Ross

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

57

1824

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Therzia

McDonald

Wife

Married

50

1831

Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

18

1863

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

15

1866

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Stewart

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Boarder

-

5

1876

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Ironside

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ross

Boarder

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Ross

Boarder

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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