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Household of John McDonald (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1833 in City, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1834 in City, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1864 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard (born 1866 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1868 in City, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and David (born 1875 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Richard

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

David

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place City, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

47

1834

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

City, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Richard

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

City, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

11

1870

City, Midlothian, Scotland

David

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

City, Midlothian, Scotland

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