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Household of John McDonald (born 1826, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1826 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1831 in Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Mary Muir, born in 1787 in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Male

Andrew

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

Muir

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

55

1826

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

50

1831

Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Muir

Mother-In-Law

Widow

94

1787

Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland

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