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Household of John McDonald (born 1835, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1835 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1843 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1863 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Harkness, born in 1859 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Harkness

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

46

1835

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Harkness

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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