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Household of John McDonald (born 1847, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edzell, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1847 in Nairn, Nairnshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza McDonald, born in 1855 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1879 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Eliza

McDonald

Wife
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

34

1847

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Eliza

McDonald

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Edzell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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