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Household of John McDonald (born 1854)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1854 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Michael (born 1876 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Michael Houston, born in 1857 in Ireland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

Michael

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Michael

Houston

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Michael

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Houston

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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