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Household of John McDonald (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilbarchan, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDonald, born in 1843 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha McDonald, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Isabella (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1871 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1875 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1856 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Martha

McDonald

Wife
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Henry

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Martha

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

William

Lambert

Boarder
Male

Patrick

McKeown

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Martha

McDonald

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Henry

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

8

1873

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Martha

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Lambert

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

McKeown

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

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