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Household of Robert McDonald (born 1822, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dornoch, Sutherland, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McDonald, born in 1822 in Sutherland, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen McDonald, born in 1826 in Sutherland, Scotland. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1858 in Sutherland, Scotland), Mina (born 1868 in Sutherland, Scotland), Ellen (born 1871 in Sutherland, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1850 in Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1878 in Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Ellen (born 1879 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Robert's Sister-In-Law, Ester (born 1843 in Sutherland, Scotland).
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Robert McDonald's household
Robert
McDonald
Head
Ellen
McDonald
Wife
Hugh
McDonald
Son
Mina
McDonald
Daughter
Ellen
McDonald
Daughter
Catherine
Miller
Daughter
Ellen
Miller
Granddaughter
Ellen
Ross
Granddaughter
Ester
Ross
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | McDonald | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Ellen | McDonald | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Hugh | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Mina | McDonald | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Ellen | McDonald | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Catherine | Miller | Daughter | Married | 31 | 1850 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Ellen | Miller | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Ross | Granddaughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Ester | Ross | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Sutherland, Scotland |
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