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Household of John McDonald (born 1812, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1812 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Coults McDonald, born in 1817 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Granddaughter, Maggie Johnston, born in 1871 in Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Helen Coults

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Female

Maggie

Johnston

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

McDonald

Head

Married

69

1812

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen Coults

McDonald

Wife

Married

64

1817

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Johnston

Granddaughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Holywood, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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