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Household of John McDonald (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Balquhidder, Perthshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1845 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1847 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christian (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Christian (born 1816 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Donald (born 1806 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Christian

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Female

Christian

McNaughton

Mother
Male

Donald

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Christian

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

Christian

McNaughton

Mother

Unmarried

65

1816

Perthshire, Scotland

Donald

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

75

1806

Perthshire, Scotland

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