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Household of John McDonald (born 1818, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Ninians, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1818 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace McDonald, born in 1836 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1859 in Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1865 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and George J (born 1879 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Walter Forrester, born in 1855 in Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Grace

McDonald

Wife
Male

Peter

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

George J

McDonald

Son
Male

Walter

Forrester

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

63

1818

Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Grace

McDonald

Wife

-

45

1836

Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George J

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Walter

Forrester

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Thornhill, Perthshire, Scotland

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