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Household of John McDonald (born 1821, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathy, Sutherland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1821 in Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1821 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1847 in Sutherland, Scotland), William (born 1855 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandchild, Etta (born 1873 in England) and John's Grandchild, Amy (born 1877 in England).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Sarah

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Etta

Anderson

Grandchild
Female

Amy

Anderson

Grandchild
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

60

1821

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

60

1821

Sutherland, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Sutherland, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Sutherland, Scotland

Sarah

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

Etta

Anderson

Grandchild

Unmarried

8

1873

England

Amy

Anderson

Grandchild

-

4

1877

England

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