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Household of John McDonald (born 1841, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1841 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christiana McDonald, born in 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Neil (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Christiana

McDonald

Wife
Male

Neil

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

Peter

McDonald

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

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Argyllshire, Scotland

Christiana

McDonald

Wife

Married

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

Neil

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McDonald

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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