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Household of John McDonald (born 1835, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 1835 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1834 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Barbara L (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Duncan (born 1855 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Mary (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Duncan (born 1854 in Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Male

Charles

McDonald

Son
Female

Barbara L

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Black

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

McCorkindale

Boarder
Male

Duncan

McKerrall

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
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

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

47

1834

Argyllshire, Scotland

Charles

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara L

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Black

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McCorkindale

Boarder

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McKerrall

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

Islay, Argyllshire, Scotland

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