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Household of John McDonald (born 1833, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1833 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet McDonald, born in 1837 in Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1872 in Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1875 in Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Kilmany, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Isabella M Thomson, born in 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Janet

McDonald

Wife
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Female

Annie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Isabella M

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Janet

McDonald

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland

Annie

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Kilmany, Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Thomson

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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