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Household of John McDonald (born 1839, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1839 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1842 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1863 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1870 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Stewart (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Stewart

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Scone, Perthshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Stewart

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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