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Household of John McDonald (born 1830, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Firth & Stenness, Orkney, 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 1830 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1845 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

51

1830

Caithness, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sutherland, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Orkney, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Orkney, Scotland

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