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Household of John McDonald (born 1821, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croy & Dalcross, Invernessshire, 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 1821 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1828 in Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Betsy (born 1852 in Nairnshire, Scotland), David (born 1859 in Nairnshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1867 in Nairnshire, Scotland) and Finlay (born 1875 in Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Catherine Urquhart, born in 1881 in Croy, Nairnshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter
Male

David

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Male

Finlay

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

Urquhart

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

60

1821

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

53

1828

Nairnshire, Scotland

Betsy

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Nairnshire, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Nairnshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Nairnshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Nairnshire, Scotland

Finlay

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Nairnshire, Scotland

Catherine

Urquhart

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Croy, Nairnshire, Scotland

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