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Household of John McDonald (born 1839, Ross & Cromarty)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1839 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDonald, born in 1842 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Am (born 1866 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1870 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John A (born 1872 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie J (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Donald H (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary Am

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Kate

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John A

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Jessie J

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald H

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary Am

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Invernessshire, Scotland

Kate

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John A

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie J

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald H

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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