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Household of John McDonald (born 1843, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 1843 in Argyllshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1843 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1873 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Lily (born 1874 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Neil (born 1879 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Annabella (born 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, Robert (born 1845 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Lily

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Neil

McDonald

Son
Female

Annabella

McDonald

Visitor
Male

Robert

Kelly

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Lily

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Neil

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annabella

McDonald

Visitor

Unmarried

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Robert

Kelly

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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