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Household of John McDonald (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1839 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane McDonald, born in 1842 in -. They had 2 children; Murdoch (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hector (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Friend, Mary Shaw, born in 1834 in -.


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

Murdoch

McDonald

Son
Male

Hector

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary

Shaw

Friend
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place -

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

42

1839

-

Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

-

Murdoch

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hector

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Shaw

Friend

Married

47

1834

-

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