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Household of Robert McDonald (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret McDonald, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robina (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen C (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert McDonald's household

Male

Robert

McDonald

Head
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Robina

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Helen C

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

McDonald

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Daughter

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robina

McDonald

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen C

McDonald

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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