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Household of John McDonald (born 1848, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Abdie, Fife, 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 1848 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean McDonald, born in 1847 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1875 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), Jean (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Fife, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Daughter, Janet Williams, born in 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
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John McDonald's household
John
McDonald
Head
Jean
McDonald
Wife
Janet
Williams
Step Daughter
Catherine
McDonald
Daughter
Jean
McDonald
Daughter
Isabella
McDonald
Daughter
Mary
McDonald
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | McDonald | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jean | McDonald | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Janet | Williams | Step Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Catherine | McDonald | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Newburgh, Fife, Scotland | |
Jean | McDonald | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Fife, Scotland | |
Isabella | McDonald | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Fife, Scotland |
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