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Household of John McDonald (born 1853, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1853 in Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McDonald, born in 1853 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1878 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Ellen McPlane, born in 1822 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Ellen

McPlane

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

28

1853

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McDonald

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Ellen

McPlane

Visitor

Unmarried

59

1822

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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