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Household of John McDonald (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 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 1833 in Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina McDonald, born in 1840 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Donald (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John McDonald's household

Male

John

McDonald

Head
Female

Christina

McDonald

Wife
Male

Donald

McDonald

Son
Male

Angus

McDonald

Son
Female

Christina

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Son
First name(s) John
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDonald

Head

Married

48

1833

Ayrshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ayrshire, Scotland

Donald

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

5

1876

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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