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Household of John McDonald (born 1840, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ardchattan, Argyllshire, 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 1840 in Argyllshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie McDonald, born in 1842 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Donald (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Kitty (born 1880 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Euphemia (born 1799 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Kitty (born 1865 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Duncan (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, John (born 1840 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Annie

McDonald

Wife
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Archibald

McDonald

Son
Female

Euphemia

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Kitty

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

McDonald

Mother
Female

Kitty

Black

Servant
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Servant
Male

John

McDonald

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

7

1874

Argyllshire, Scotland

Archibald

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Kitty

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Argyllshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McDonald

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Argyllshire, Scotland

Kitty

Black

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Visitor

Unmarried

41

1840

Argyllshire, Scotland

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