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Household of Matthew Macdonald (born 1832, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, England

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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.

Matthew Macdonald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Macdonald, born in 1832 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Macdonald, born in 1830 in Ewell, Kent, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1858 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Malcolm (born 1860 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Douglas (born 1868 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Minnie (born 1871 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Duncan (born 1874 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Edward J (born 1881 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger Head, Elizabeth Cullen, born in 1861 in Ramsgate, Kent, England.


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Matthew Macdonald's household

Male

Matthew

Macdonald

Head
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife
Male

William

Macdonald

Son
Male

Malcolm

Mac Donald

Son
Male

Douglas

Mac Donald

Son
Female

Minnie

Mac Donald

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Mac Donald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cullen

Lodger Head
Male

Edward J

Cullen

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Macdonald

Head

Married

49

1832

Iver, Buckinghamshire, England

Margaret

Macdonald

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ewell, Kent, England

William

Macdonald

Son

Single

23

1858

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Malcolm

Mac Donald

Son

Single

21

1860

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Douglas

Mac Donald

Son

Single

13

1868

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Minnie

Mac Donald

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Duncan

Mac Donald

Son

Single

7

1874

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Cullen

Lodger Head

Married

20

1861

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Edward J

Cullen

Son

Single

0

1881

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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