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Household of Thomas C Donaldson (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

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.

Thomas C Donaldson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas C Donaldson, born in 1836 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 11 members. Thomas C was the head of the household, married to Susan P Donaldson, born in 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Thomas L (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland), John E (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alex M (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Marjory D (born 1870 in Midlothian, Scotland), Susan D (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary M (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara D (born 1877 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Eveline (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas C's Servant, Helen Dalgity, born in 1858 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Thomas C Donaldson's household

Male

Thomas C

Donaldson

Head
Female

Susan P

Donaldson

Wife
Male

Thomas L

Donaldson

Son
Male

John E

Donaldson

Son
Male

Alex M

Donaldson

Son
Female

Marjory D

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Susan D

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Mary M

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Barbara D

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Eveline

Donaldson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Dalgity

Servant
First name(s) Thomas C
Last name Donaldson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas C

Donaldson

Head

Married

45

1836

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan P

Donaldson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas L

Donaldson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

John E

Donaldson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

Alex M

Donaldson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

Marjory D

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Midlothian, Scotland

Susan D

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary M

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara D

Donaldson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Midlothian, Scotland

Eveline

Donaldson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Dalgity

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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