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Household of John McDonald (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1832 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie McDonald, born in 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Joann (born 1860 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Ann (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Wife
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Joann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

49

1832

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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