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Household of John McDonald (born 1818, Perthshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1818 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Caroline (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1864 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Margaret (born 1850 in North Uist, Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Catherine (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Caroline

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

Cameron

Servant
Female

Catherine

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Widower

63

1818

Perthshire, Scotland

Caroline

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

North Uist, Invernessshire, Scotland

Catherine

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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