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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1828, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 McDonald and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Betsy (born 1869 in -), Agnes (born 1870 in -) and Mary (born 1870 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Cousin, Betsy Cairns, born in 1820 in England.
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Thomas McDonald's household
Thomas
McDonald
Head
Mary
McDonald
Wife
James
McDonald
Son
Thomas
McDonald
Son
William
McDonald
Son
Betsy
McDonald
Daughter
Agnes
McDonald
Daughter
Mary
McDonald
Daughter
Betsy
Cairns
Cousin
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | McDonald | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | McDonald | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | McDonald | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Betsy | McDonald | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | - | |
Agnes | McDonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | - | |
Mary | McDonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | - | |
Betsy | Cairns | Cousin | - | 61 | 1820 | England |
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