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Household of Peter Donaldson (born 1850, Nairnshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 1850 in Nairn, Nairnshire, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Isabella D Donaldson, born in 1846 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Arthur W (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edwin (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Servant, Jessie Fargquhar, born in 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Peter Donaldson's household
Peter
Donaldson
Head
Isabella D
Donaldson
Wife
Arthur W
Donaldson
Son
Edwin
Donaldson
Son
Jessie
Fargquhar
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Donaldson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Donaldson | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland | |
Isabella D | Donaldson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Arthur W | Donaldson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Edwin | Donaldson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Fargquhar | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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