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Household of Thomas McDonald (born 1848, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas McDonald, born in 1848 in Dalry, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria McDonald, born in 1852 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1875 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Annie (born 1852 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Selkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Thomas McDonald's household

Male

Thomas

McDonald

Head
Female

Maria

McDonald

Wife
Female

Mary

McDonald

Daughter
Male

William

McDonald

Son
Female

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter
Female

Annie

Donald

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Einnes

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name McDonald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dalry, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

McDonald

Head

Married

33

1848

Dalry, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maria

McDonald

Wife

Married

29

1852

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Daughter

-

6

1875

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

McDonald

Son

-

4

1877

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDonald

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Annie

Donald

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Einnes

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Selkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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