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Household of John McDonald (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1842 in Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1843 in Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; Helen (born 1864 in Selkirkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1866 in Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Midlothian, Scotland), William A (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine J (born 1873 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Joan (born 1875 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Christina F (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander F (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Morrison, born in 1866 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

William A

McDonald

Son
Female

Catherine J

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Joan

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Christina F

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander F

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

Morrison

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

39

1842

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Caithness, Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Selkirkshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Midlothian, Scotland

William A

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine J

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina F

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander F

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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