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Household of John McDonald (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabel T McDonald, born in 1838 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; William B (born 1862 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), John W (born 1864 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), James F (born 1866 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), David A (born 1867 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter B (born 1871 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet A (born 1874 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lindsay (born 1875 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabel J (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Isabel T

McDonald

Wife
Male

William B

McDonald

Son
Male

John W

McDonald

Son
Male

James F

McDonald

Son
Male

David A

McDonald

Son
Male

Peter B

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet A

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Lindsay

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabel J

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabel T

McDonald

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

William B

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

John W

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

James F

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

David A

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter B

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet A

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lindsay

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabel J

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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