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Household of Peter Donaldson (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Old Monkland, 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.

Peter Donaldson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Donaldson, born in 1847 in Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Ogilvie Donaldson, born in 1851 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Peter (born 1857 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Peter's Boarder, Moses (born 1855 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Donaldson's household

Male

Peter

Donaldson

Head
Female

Mary Ogilvie

Donaldson

Wife
Male

John

Donaldson

Son
Male

Peter

McLay

Boarder
Male

Moses

McLay

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Donaldson

Head

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary Ogilvie

Donaldson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Donaldson

Son

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

McLay

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Moses

McLay

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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