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Household of John McDonald (born 1831, Invernessshire)

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 1831 in Invernessshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1849 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Bella (born 1868 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Rachel (born 1870 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ferna (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Roderick (born 1861 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Bella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Rachel

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Ferna

McKinnon

Visitor
Male

Roderick

McCleland

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Invernessshire, Scotland

Bella

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Invernessshire, Scotland

Rachel

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ferna

McKinnon

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

Roderick

McCleland

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Invernessshire, Scotland

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