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Household of John McDonald (born 1847, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1847 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ronald (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in -) and Duncan (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Widow, Mary McDonald, born in 1812 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Widow
Male

Ronald

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

34

1847

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Widow

Married

69

1812

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ronald

McDonald

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

-

Duncan

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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