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Household of John McDonald (born 1849, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1849 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget McDonald, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Duncan (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Bernard (born 1836 in Ireland), John's -, Ann (born 1847 in Ireland) and John's -, Michael (born 1868 in England).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Bridget

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Male

Bernard

Hart

Boarder
Female

Ann

Hart

-
Male

Michael

Hart

-
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

32

1849

Argyllshire, Scotland

Bridget

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Hart

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Ann

Hart

-

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Michael

Hart

-

-

13

1868

England

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