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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whittinghame, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1836 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Macdonald, born in 1840 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1861 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1865 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jemima (born 1867 in Liberton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1872 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, James Shiels, born in 1808 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Thomas McDonald's household
Thomas
McDonald
Head
Jane
Macdonald
Wife
Elizabeth
McDonald
Daughter
Mary Jane
McDonald
Daughter
Isabella
McDonald
Daughter
John
McDonald
Son
Jemima
McDonald
Daughter
Jessie
McDonald
Daughter
Thomas
McDonald Jr
Son
James
Shiels
Brother
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | McDonald |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | McDonald | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jane | Macdonald | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary Jane | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jemima | McDonald | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Liberton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | McDonald | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | McDonald Jr | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Shiels | Brother | Widower | 73 | 1808 | Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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