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Household of Malcolm McDonald (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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.

Malcolm McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm McDonald, born in 1841 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1852 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John N (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet Allan (born 1873 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James S (born 1875 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Malcolm's -, Isabella C (born 1880 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Malcolm's -, Margaret (born 1802 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Malcolm McDonald's household

Male

Malcolm

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

John N

McDonald

Son
Female

Janet Allan

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James S

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella C

McDonald

-
Female

Margaret

Allan

-
First name(s) Malcolm
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Malcolm

McDonald

Head

Married

40

1841

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John N

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet Allan

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James S

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella C

McDonald

-

-

1

1880

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allan

-

Widow

79

1802

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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