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Household of John McDonald (born 1841, Ross & Cromarty)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1841 in Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann McDonald, born in 1841 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1870 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine A (born 1874 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Dina (born 1849 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Nephew, Donald (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Ann

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Catherine A

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Dina

McDonald

Sister-In-Law
Male

Donald

Gillies

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Lochs, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine A

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Dina

McDonald

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

32

1849

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Gillies

Nephew

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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