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Household of Peter Macdonald (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Macdonald and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Macdonald, born in 1836 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Macdonald, born in 1837 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Sister, Janet (born 1831 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1849 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Peter Macdonald's household

Male

Peter

Macdonald

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Wife
Female

Janet

Macdonald

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Macdonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Wife

Married

44

1837

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Macdonald

Sister

Unmarried

50

1831

Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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