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Household of John McDonald (born 1829, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1829 in Farr, Sutherland, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary A, born 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son-In-Law, Archibald (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Ann (born 1848 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John's -, Archibald (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary A

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Fair

Son-In-Law
Female

Ann

Fraser Or Fair

Step Daughter
Male

Archibald

Fair

-
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Widower

52

1829

Farr, Sutherland, Scotland

Mary A

McDonald

Daughter

-

14

1867

Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Fair

Son-In-Law

Married

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann

Fraser Or Fair

Step Daughter

Married

33

1848

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Archibald

Fair

-

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

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