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Household of Sarah McDonald (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, England

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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.

Sarah McDonald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah McDonald, born in 1827 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Anna (born 1854 in Islington, Middlesex, England), James E (born 1855 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William A (born 1860 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Servant, Ann (born 1851 in Merionethshire, Wales), Sarah's Servant, Mary A (born 1850 in Hertfordshire, England) and Sarah's Servant, Olive (born 1862 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Sarah McDonald's household

Female

Sarah

McDonald

Head
Female

Anna

McDonald

Daughter
Male

James E

McDonald

Son
Male

William A

McDonald

Son
Female

Ann

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary A

Dye

Servant
Female

Olive

Gamsnow

Servant
First name(s) Sarah
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

McDonald

Head

Widow

54

1827

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Anna

McDonald

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Islington, Middlesex, England

James E

McDonald

Son

Single

26

1855

Islington, Middlesex, England

William A

McDonald

Son

Single

21

1860

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ann

Jones

Servant

Single

30

1851

Merionethshire, Wales

Mary A

Dye

Servant

Single

31

1850

Hertfordshire, England

Olive

Gamsnow

Servant

Single

19

1862

Woolwich, Kent, England

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