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Household of John McDonald (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 1845 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to George McDonald, born in 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann G (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John B (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Thomas (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Agnes (born 1819 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann G

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John B

McDonald

Son
Male

Thomas

Barr

Brother-In-Law
Female

Agnes

McGregor

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann G

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John B

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Barr

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McGregor

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Argyllshire, Scotland

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