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Household of John McDonald (born 1822, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nairn, Nairn, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1822 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza McDonald, born in 1824 in -. They had 4 children; William (born 1849 in -), Mary (born 1852 in Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland), Theophilus (born 1867 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland) and Albert (born 1868 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1845 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Kenneth (born 1814 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, Sandy (born 1841 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Queenie De? (born 1859 in London, England) and John's Boarder, Charles Loflie De Le (born 1877 in London, England).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

Macleay

Daughter
Male

Theophilus

McDonald

Son
Male

Albert

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Sim

Servant
Female

Jane

McDonald

Servant
Male

Kenneth

McKenzie

Servant
Male

Sandy

McDonald

Servant
Male

James

Forbes

Visitor
Female

Queenie De?

Hage

Boarder
Male

Charles Loflie De Le

Hage

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

59

1822

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Wife

Married

57

1824

-

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

-

Mary

Macleay

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Barras, Invernessshire, Scotland

Theophilus

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Albert

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kenneth

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

67

1814

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Sandy

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Forbes

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Queenie De?

Hage

Boarder

Married

22

1859

London, England

Charles Loflie De Le

Hage

Boarder

Unmarried

4

1877

London, England

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