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Household of John McDonald (born 1852, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Avoch, Ross and Cromarty, 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 1852 in Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jannet McDonald, born in 1852 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Bella (born 1877 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jessie A (born 1879 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Reid, born in 1861 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jannet

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Bella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie A

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

James

Reid

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

29

1852

Urquhart, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jannet

McDonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Bella

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie A

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Avoch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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