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Household of Peter Donaldson (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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.

Peter Donaldson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Donaldson, born in 1838 in Leven, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Helen Donaldson, born in 1833 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Robert, born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Nephew, Andrew Donaldson, born in 1864 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Peter Donaldson's household

Male

Peter

Donaldson

Head
Female

Helen

Donaldson

Wife
Male

Robert

Donaldson

Son
Male

Andrew

Donaldson

Nephew
First name(s) Peter
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Leven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Donaldson

Head

Married

43

1838

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Donaldson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Donaldson

Son

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Donaldson

Nephew

-

17

1864

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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