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Household of Robert McDonald (born 1845, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Delting, Shetland, 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 McDonald and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McDonald, born in 1845 in Sutherland, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Barbara McDonald, born in 1855 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1878 in Sutherland, Scotland), Barbara (born 1879 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Mary Smith, born in 1865 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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Robert McDonald's household
Robert
McDonald
Head
Barbara
McDonald
Wife
Mary
McDonald
Daughter
Barbara
McDonald
Daughter
Jane
McDonald
Daughter
Mary
Smith
Servant
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | McDonald | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Barbara | McDonald | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Barbara | McDonald | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jane | McDonald | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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