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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 , consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane McDonald, born in 1834 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William H (born 1868 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1871 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert M (born 1875 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Thomas McDonald's household

Male

Thomas

McDonald

Head
Female

Mary Jane

McDonald

Wife
Male

Thomas

McDonald

Son
Female

Jane

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Helen

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William H

McDonald

Son
Male

James

McDonald

Son
Male

John

McDonald

Son
Male

Robert M

McDonald

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ireland

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

Ireland

Mary Jane

McDonald

Wife

Married

47

1834

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDonald

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

McDonald

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

McDonald

Daughter

-

15

1866

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William H

McDonald

Son

-

13

1868

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

McDonald

Son

-

11

1870

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

McDonald

Son

-

10

1871

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert M

McDonald

Son

-

6

1875

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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