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Household of John McDonald (born 1844, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cawdor, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1844 in Nairnshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Barbara McDonald, born in 1849 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Nairnshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland) and David Mcintosh (born 1880 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Henry (born 1850 in Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, William (born 1853 in Rosemarkie, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Barbara

McDonald

Wife
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter
Male

David Mcintosh

McDonald

Son
Male

Henry

Ross

Lodger
Male

William

Campbell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

37

1844

Nairnshire, Scotland

Barbara

McDonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Invernessshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Nairnshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Nairnshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Catherine

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

David Mcintosh

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Henry

Ross

Lodger

Unmarried

31

1850

Keig, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Campbell

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Rosemarkie, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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