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Household of John McDonald (born 1831, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Knapdale, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1831 in Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne McDonald, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1872 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1878 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Annabella (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1821 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Anne

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Duncan

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

Gray

Mother-In-Law
Female

Annabella

Gray

Daughter
Female

Mary

McVean

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

50

1831

Argyllshire, Scotland

Anne

McDonald

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

McDonald

Daughter

-

5

1876

Argyllshire, Scotland

Euphemia

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Argyllshire, Scotland

Duncan

McDonald

Son

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Argyllshire, Scotland

Annabella

Gray

Daughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

McVean

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Argyllshire, Scotland

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