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Household of John McDonald (born 1836, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1836 in Sutherland, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fancy Or Frances McDonald, born in 1839 in England. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland), Henry R (born 1868 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland), James P (born 1872 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1875 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland), Anne C (born 1877 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland) and Hector (born 1880 in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, John R (born 1859 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Visitor, Alexander (born 1865 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Robert F (born 1863 in Stockbridge, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Fancy Or Frances

McDonald

Wife
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Henry R

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James P

McDonald

Son
Male

George

McDonald

Son
Female

Anne C

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Hector

McDonald

Son
Male

John R

Law

Visitor
Male

Alexander

Law

Visitor
Male

Robert F

Sherar

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Sutherland, Scotland

Fancy Or Frances

McDonald

Wife

Married

42

1839

England

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry R

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

James P

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

George

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

Anne C

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

Hector

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

John R

Law

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Law

Visitor

Unmarried

16

1865

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert F

Sherar

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Stockbridge, Midlothian, Scotland

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