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Household of John McDonald (born 1841, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbrandon & Kilchattan, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1841 in Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christy McDonald, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ewen, born 1868 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Donald (born 1843 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Donald (born 1850 in Argyllshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Edwin (born 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, John Davidson (born 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Christy

McDonald

Wife
Male

Ewen

McDonald

Son
Female

Jessie

Brown

Servant
Male

Donald

McIntyre

Servant
Male

Donald

McLean

Servant
Male

Edwin

Gillis

Servant
Male

John Davidson

Hardie

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christy

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ewen

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McIntyre

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Argyllshire, Scotland

Donald

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Argyllshire, Scotland

Edwin

Gillis

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

John Davidson

Hardie

Lodger

Unmarried

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

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