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Household of Robert McDonald (born 1838, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 McDonald and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert McDonald, born in 1838 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1841 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James A (born 1867 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert McDonald's household

Male

Robert

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Male

James A

McDonald

Son
Female

Mary Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Male

Robert

McDonald

Son
Male

William

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McDonald

Head

Married

43

1838

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James A

McDonald

Son

-

14

1867

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

McDonald

Daughter

-

12

1869

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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