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Household of Peter McDonell (born 1847)

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 McDonell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter McDonell, born in 1847 in , consisted of 11 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Catherine McDonell, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Anne (born 1870 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), Terisia (born 1875 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), Michael (born 1877 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1880 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Visitor, James (born 1839 in Ireland) and Peter's Lodger, William (born 1840 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Peter McDonell's household

Male

Peter

McDonell

Head
Female

Catherine

McDonell

Wife
Female

Anne

McDonell

Daughter
Male

Peter

McDonell

Son
Female

Terisia

McDonell

Daughter
Male

Michael

McDonell

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McDonell

Son
Male

John

McDonell

Son
Male

James

McFarlane

Visitor
Male

William

Young

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name McDonell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

McDonell

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Catherine

McDonell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Anne

McDonell

Daughter

-

11

1870

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

McDonell

Son

-

9

1872

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Terisia

McDonell

Daughter

-

6

1875

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael

McDonell

Son

-

4

1877

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDonell

Daughter

-

3

1878

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McDonell

Son

-

1

1880

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

John

McDonell

Son

-

0

1881

Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McFarlane

Visitor

Unmarried

42

1839

Ireland

William

Young

Lodger

Unmarried

41

1840

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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