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Household of John McDonald (born 1811, Banffshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1811 in Cabrach, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1810 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elisabeth (born 1851 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland) and William (born 1841 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Jannet (born 1827 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Peter (born 1861 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, James (born 1863 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Isobell (born 1864 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1870 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1857 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Jannet

McDonald

Sister
Male

Peter

Taylor

Grandson
Male

James

Roy

Grandson
Female

Isobell

Taylor

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Taylor

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Innes

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

70

1811

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

71

1810

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Jannet

McDonald

Sister

Unmarried

54

1827

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

Taylor

Grandson

Unmarried

20

1861

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Roy

Grandson

Unmarried

18

1863

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Isobell

Taylor

Granddaughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Innes

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

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