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Household of John McDonald (born 1852, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1857 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lillias (born 1879 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Kenneth (born 1881 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Hardie, born in 1865 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Lillias

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Son
Female

Helen

Hardie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

29

1852

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

24

1857

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias

McDonald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Hardie

Servant

-

16

1865

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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