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Household of Robert Macdonald (born 1838, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

Robert Macdonald and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Macdonald, born in 1838 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Macdonald, born in 1843 in -. They had 6 children; Murdoch (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Fanny Stonesheet, born in 1863 in Ireland.


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Robert Macdonald's household

Male

Robert

Macdonald

Head
Female

Jane

Macdonald

Wife
Male

Murdoch

Macdonald

Son
Male

James

Macdonald

Son
Male

Robert

Macdonald

Son
Male

David

Macdonald

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Stonesheet

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Macdonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Macdonald

Head

Married

43

1838

Sutherland, Scotland

Jane

Macdonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

-

Murdoch

Macdonald

Son

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Macdonald

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Macdonald

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Macdonald

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Macdonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Macdonald

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Fanny

Stonesheet

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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