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Household of Murdo McDonald (born 1845, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

Murdo McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Murdo McDonald, born in 1845 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 6 members. Murdo was the head of the household, married to Jemima McDonald, born in 1849 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1877 in Caithness, Scotland), Isabella (born 1880 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Kenneth (born 1881 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Murdo's Boarder, Kenneth McLeod, born in 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland.


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Murdo McDonald's household

Male

Murdo

McDonald

Head
Female

Jemima

McDonald

Wife
Male

Henry

McDonald

Son
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

McDonald

Son
Male

Kenneth

McLeod

Boarder
First name(s) Murdo
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Murdo

McDonald

Head

Married

36

1845

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jemima

McDonald

Wife

Married

32

1849

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Henry

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Caithness, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Kenneth

McDonald

Son

-

0

1881

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Kenneth

McLeod

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

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